Dolphin Quick View Alternatives

Dolphin Quick View is described as 'Simple program to have a quick preview of the files in a folder (similar to Apple's Quick Look)' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dolphin Quick View for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Flathub and GNOME apps. The best Dolphin Quick View alternative is Eye of GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dolphin Quick View are Kiview, Seer Pro, Folder Preview and GNOME Sushi.

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Simple program to have a quick preview of the files in a folder (similar to Apple's Quick Look).

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Dolphin Quick View alternatives page was last updated Jan 28, 2025
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  1. Eye of GNOME icon

    Eye of GNOME

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    Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. With it, you can view single image files, as well as large image collections. The Eye of GNOME supports a variety of image file formats.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Eye of GNOME screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline

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    • Eye of GNOME is the most popular Linux alternative to Dolphin Quick View.

    • Eye of GNOME is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dolphin Quick View.

    • Eye of GNOME is Free and Open SourceDolphin Quick View is also Free and Open Source
    • Eye of GNOME is Privacy focused and LightweightDolphin Quick View is not according to our users
  2. Kiview icon

    Kiview

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    Kiview gives the user the ability to quickly preview different file types without the need to launch the default application.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Dolphin File Manager
    • Flatpak
    Kiview screenshot 1

    Kiview Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  File preview
    7.  QuickLook File Preview
    8.  Image Preview

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  4. Seer Pro icon

    Seer Pro

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    This is a quick look tool for Windows. Acts just like the one in OS X , but Seer is more powerful and faster.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Seer Pro screenshot 1

    Seer Pro Features

    1.  Image Preview
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Open PSD files

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    • Seer Pro is the most popular Windows alternative to Dolphin Quick View.

    • Seer Pro is Freemium and ProprietaryDolphin Quick View is Free and Open Source
  5. Folder Preview icon

    Folder Preview

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    Folder Preview is a Quick Look extension that lets you preview the contents of a folder.

    15 Folder Preview alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Folder Preview screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required

    Folder Preview VS Dolphin Quick View

     

    • Folder Preview is the most popular Mac alternative to Dolphin Quick View.

    • Folder Preview is the most popular commercial alternative to Dolphin Quick View.

    • Folder Preview is Paid and ProprietaryDolphin Quick View is Free and Open Source
    • Folder Preview is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDolphin Quick View is not according to our users
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    GNOME Sushi

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    GNOME sushi is a file previewer for the GNOME desktop environment. It is available as a standalone package that integrates with GNOME Files (formerly named Nautilus).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    GNOME Sushi screenshot 1

    GNOME Sushi Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  File preview
    3.  Video review
    4.  Image Preview

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  7. WebPQuickLook

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    By default, macOS doesn't provide previews and thumbnails for WebP, a modern image format providing superior, lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. WebPQuickLook fills this gap by allowing you to see previews and thumbnails of .webp images on your Mac.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    WebPQuickLook screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Thumbnails
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Image Preview

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  9. QLStephen icon

    QLStephen

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    QLStephen is an Apple OSX Quick Look plugin that lets you view plain text files without a file extension. It is useful for reading files like README, INSTALL, CHANGELOG, Makefile, Rakefile and CapFile (files that the default Quick Look plugins don't handle).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QLStephen Features

    1.  Changelog
    2.  QuickLook File Preview

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  10. eye of MATE icon

    eye of MATE

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    eom or the Eye of MATE is a simple graphics viewer for the MATE desktop which uses the gdk-pixbuf library. It can deal with large images, and can zoom and scroll with constant memory usage. Its goals are simplicity and standards compliance. Eye of MATE is a fork of Eye of GNOME.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    eye of MATE screenshot 1

    eye of MATE Features

    1.  Image browser

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  11. Quick Eye icon

    Quick Eye

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    Quick Eye is a quick look application for Windows. Just press the space bar to quickly preview files. This software is also recommended for people who are used to macOS.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Quick Eye screenshot 1

    Quick Eye Features

    1.  Image Preview

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  12. Quick Look Fix icon

    Quick Look Fix

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    When Quick Look spacebar preview of your Mac doesn't work and you end up with the thumbnail of the photo, you can use Quick Look Fix from the menu bar.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quick Look Fix screenshot 1

    Quick Look Fix Features

    1.  QuickLook File Preview
    2.  Image Preview

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  13. Gloobus Preview icon

    Gloobus Preview

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    Gloobus-preview is a Gnome extension designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file similar to Apple's Quicklook.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Gloobus Preview screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update to the project was in 2013.

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  14. WinQuickLook icon

    WinQuickLook

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    WinQuickLook allows you to select a file in Windows Explorer or on your desktop and then simply press the spacebar to see the contents of the file without having to open it with a special application.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinQuickLook screenshot 1

    WinQuickLook Features

    1.  File preview

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