Quick Look plugins
List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
Install
Homebrew Cask
Using- Run
brew cask install <package>
Install all
brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql webp-quicklook suspicious-package
Manually
- Click "download manually"
- Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to /Library/QuickLook
- Run
qlmanage -r
Plugins
QLColorCode
Preview source code files with syntax highlighting
Run brew cask install qlcolorcode
or download manually
QLStephen
Preview plain text files without a file extension. Example: README, CHANGELOG, etc.
Run brew cask install qlstephen
or download manually
QLMarkdown
Preview Markdown files
Run brew cask install qlmarkdown
or download manually
QuickLookJSON
Preview JSON files
Run brew cask install quicklook-json
or download manually
QLPrettyPatch
Preview .patch files
Run brew cask install qlprettypatch
or download manually
QuickLookCSV
Preview CSV files
Run brew cask install quicklook-csv
or download manually
BetterZipQL
Preview archives
Run brew cask install betterzipql
or download manually
WebP
Preview WebP images
Run brew cask install webp-quicklook
or download manually
Suspicious Package
Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package
Run brew cask install suspicious-package
or download manually
More
These are not included in Install all.
ProvisionQL
Preview iOS / OS X app and provision information
Run brew cask install provisionql
or download manually
Other
- CertQuickLook - preview various unprotected certificate tokens like X509 certificates, DER or PEM
Tip
Run this in your terminal to allow text selection in the Quick Look window:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true && killall Finder
License
To the extent possible under law, Sindre Sorhus has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.