List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
Using Homebrew Cask
- Run
brew cask install <package>
brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql qlimagesize webpquicklook suspicious-package
- Click "download manually"
- Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to /Library/QuickLook
- Run
qlmanage -r
Preview source code files with syntax highlighting
Run brew cask install qlcolorcode or download manually
Preview plain text files without a file extension. Example: README, CHANGELOG, etc.
Run brew cask install qlstephen or download manually
Preview Markdown files
Run brew cask install qlmarkdown or download manually
Preview JSON files
Run brew cask install quicklook-json or download manually
Preview .patch files
Run brew cask install qlprettypatch or download manually
Preview CSV files
Run brew cask install quicklook-csv or download manually
Preview archives
Run brew cask install betterzipql or download manually
Display image size and resolution
Run brew cask install qlimagesize or download manually
Preview WebP images
Run brew cask install webpquicklook or download manually
Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package
Run brew cask install suspicious-package or download manually
These are not included in Install all.
Preview iOS / OS X app and provision information
Run brew cask install provisionql or download manually
- CertQuickLook - preview various unprotected certificate tokens like X509 certificates, DER or PEM
Run this in your terminal to allow text selection in the Quick Look window:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true && killall Finder
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