Looq: Preview Files
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A better look at your files. Preview Markdown with KaTeX and Mermaid, highlight 190+ languages, view CSV and SQLite tables, browse archives and folders. All from Quick Look.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Features
Properties
- Support for Themes
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Live Preview
- Support for MarkDown
- Built-in viewer
- No Tracking
- Syntax Highlighting
- Works Offline
- Supports Zip files
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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laurenwong added Looq: Preview Files as alternative to Folder Quick Look, Folder Preview, BetterZip Quick Look Generator and iPreview
Looq: Preview Files information
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Proprietary and Commercial product.Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $15 and $20.Alternatives
5 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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What is Looq: Preview Files?
Looq extends Finder's Quick Look with rich preview capabilities for every file type. Press Space on any file to instantly preview it with beautiful, native rendering.
MARKDOWN PREVIEW
- GitHub Flavored Markdown with tables, task lists, and alerts
- KaTeX math formulas and Mermaid diagrams
- Auto-generated table of contents with active heading highlight
- Emoji shortcodes, syntax-highlighted code blocks with copy button
- TextBundle support
SOURCE CODE HIGHLIGHTING
- 190+ programming languages with syntax highlighting
- Auto language detection from file content and shebang lines
- Auto-formatting for JSON, CSS, JavaScript, XML, and more
- Optional line numbers, word wrap, and custom tab width
DATA FORMAT PREVIEWS
- CSV/TSV rendered as native tables with sortable columns
- SQLite databases with table switching and column metadata
- Diff/Patch files with color-coded additions and removals
ARCHIVE & DIRECTORY BROWSER
- Browse ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2 contents without extracting
- Directory tree with sortable columns and file metadata
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE
- Independent light and dark themes
- Custom fonts, sizes, and weights for both Markdown and code
- Scroll position memory across previews
- Remote image caching for Markdown files
- Configurable metadata bar showing file size, dates, and type
Built natively for macOS. No new app to manage, just a better Quick Look experience right in Finder.
