Kiview Alternatives

Kiview is described as 'Gives the user the ability to quickly preview different file types without the need to launch the default application' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kiview for Mac, Windows, Linux, GNOME and Dolphin File Manager. The best Kiview alternative is Preview, which is free. Other great apps like Kiview are Dolphin Quick View, Seer Pro, GNOME Sushi and Folder Preview.

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

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Kiview alternatives page was last updated Sep 26, 2024
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  1. Preview icon
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    Preview

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    Preview is a simple and elegant application by Apple for viewing and working with images and PDF documents.

    157 Preview alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Image resizing
    4.  Built-in Image converter
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Combine PDF
    Preview iconKiview Icon

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    • Preview is the most popular Mac alternative to Kiview.

    • Preview is the most popular free alternative to Kiview.

    • Preview is Free and ProprietaryKiview is Free and Open Source
    • Preview is LightweightKiview is not according to our users
  2. Dolphin Quick View icon
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    Dolphin Quick View

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

    12 Dolphin Quick View alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Dolphin File Manager

    Dolphin Quick View Features

    1.  File preview
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    Dolphin Quick View iconKiview Icon

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    • Dolphin Quick View is the most popular Linux alternative to Kiview.

    • Dolphin Quick View is the most popular Open Source alternative to Kiview.

    • Dolphin Quick View is Free and Open SourceKiview is also Free and Open Source
  4. Seer Pro icon
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    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.

    15 Seer Pro alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Seer Pro Features

    1.  Image Preview
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Open PSD files
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    Seer Pro iconKiview Icon

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    • Seer Pro is the most popular Windows alternative to Kiview.

    • Seer Pro is Freemium and ProprietaryKiview is Free and Open Source
  5. GNOME Sushi icon
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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).

    7 GNOME Sushi alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    GNOME Sushi Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  File preview
    3.  Image Preview
    4.  Video review
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    GNOME Sushi iconKiview Icon

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  6. Folder Preview icon
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    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
    Folder Preview screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    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 iconKiview Icon

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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.

    17 WebPQuickLook alternatives
    WebPQuickLook screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Thumbnails
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Image Preview
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  9. Syntax Highlight Quicklook icon
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    Syntax Highlight Quicklook

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    This application offers a quicklook extension for MacOS 10.15 Catalina or later for previewing source files. Inside it uses Highlight to render source code with syntax highlighting. The application is distributed with a version of the highlight.

    7 Syntax Highlight Quicklook alternatives
    Syntax Highlight Quicklook screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Syntax Highlight Quicklook Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
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    Syntax Highlight Quicklook iconKiview Icon

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    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).

    6 QLStephen alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QLStephen Features

    1.  Changelog
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    QLStephen iconKiview Icon

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  11. BetterZip Quick Look Generator

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    Wouldn't it be great if Mac OS X's Quick Look would let you inspect the contents of compressed archives? With the help of the BetterZip Quick Look Generator, it can.

    7 BetterZip Quick Look Generator alternatives
    BetterZip Quick Look Generator screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Quick Eye icon
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    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.

    9 Quick Eye alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Quick Eye Features

    1.  Image Preview
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    Quick Eye iconKiview Icon

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    • Quick Eye is the most popular commercial alternative to Kiview.

    • Quick Eye is Paid and ProprietaryKiview is Free and Open Source
  13. Quick Look Fix icon
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    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.

    18 Quick Look Fix alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Quick Look Fix Features

    1.  QuickLook File Preview
    2.  Image Preview
    Quick Look Fix iconKiview Icon

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  14. Gloobus Preview icon
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    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.

    9 Gloobus Preview alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Gloobus Preview screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update to the project was in 2013.

    Gloobus Preview iconKiview Icon

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