logiclg / quicklook

Bring macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows

QuickLook

This project is currently under heavy development. Come back often to see what's new.

Background

One of the few features I missed from Mac OS X is Quick Look. It allows user peek into a file content in a lightening speed by just pressing the Space key. Windows, on the other hand, does not has this handy feature ... until now.

I am aware that several alternatives are already available on the Internet (e.g. WinQuickLook and Seer). Despite these options, I still decide to craft another one by myself, because they are either not being actively developed, lacks of variety, or asks for a amount of $$$.

Highlights

• Tons of supported file types (full list here)
• Fluent design (new in version 0.3)
• Touchscreen friendly
• HiDPI support
• Preview from Open and Save File Dialog
• Preview from 3rd-party file managers (see a list here)
• Easy extended by plugins
• Strict GPL license to keep it free forever

Usage

Download / General usage

What are the differences between .msi, .zip, nightly and Store versions?

1. Download from one of the following
   • Microsoft Store (for Windows 10 users)
   • Installer or portable archive of the stable version from GitHub Release
   • Nightly builds from AppVeyor
2. Run QuickLook.exe
3. Select a file/folder on the Desktop / in a File Explorer window / in an Open- or Save-File dialog
4. Press Spacebar
5. Select another file/folder in the same manner
6. When you're done, click on the ⨉ button, or press Spacebar again

Hotkeys and buttons

• Spacebar Show/Hide the preview window
• Esc Hide the preview window
• Enter Open/Execute current file
• Mouse️ ↑ ↓ ← → Preview another file
• Ctrl-Wheel Zoom in/out images
• Wheel Increase/decrease volume

Supported file types, file manager intergation, etc.

See the Wiki page

Translations

See the Translation guide

Thanks to

• Many open-source projects and their contributors
• Our UI designers @OiCkilL (“Fluent” user interface since v0.3) and @QubitsDev (application icon since v0.3)
• Our contributers who
  • teach QuickLook speaks your language
  • send pull requests, report bugs or give suggestions
• ... and you 😊

Licenses

This project references many other open-source projects. See here for the full list.

All source codes are licensed under GPL-3.0.

If you want make any modification on these source codes while keeping new codes not protected by GPL-3.0, please contact me for a sublicense instead.