Peek - Quick Look Extension Alternatives

Peek - Quick Look Extension is described as 'Accelerate your workflow with the Quick Look conveniences that only Peek can deliver: text selection & copying, scroll restoration, syntax highlighting, & more' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Peek - Quick Look Extension for Mac, Linux, Flathub, Dolphin File Manager and Flatpak. The best Peek - Quick Look Extension alternative is Kiview, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Peek - Quick Look Extension are Folder Preview, Syntax Highlight Quicklook, QLVideo and BetterZip Quick Look Generator.

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Peek - Quick Look Extension alternatives page was last updated Apr 2, 2025
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  1. 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

    Kiview VS Peek - Quick Look Extension

     

    • Kiview is the most popular Linux alternative to Peek - Quick Look Extension.

    • Kiview is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Peek - Quick Look Extension.

    • Kiview is Free and Open SourcePeek - Quick Look Extension is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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 Peek - Quick Look Extension

     

    • Folder Preview is the most popular Mac alternative to Peek - Quick Look Extension.

    • Folder Preview is the most popular commercial alternative to Peek - Quick Look Extension.

    • Folder Preview is Paid and ProprietaryPeek - Quick Look Extension is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Folder Preview is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPeek - Quick Look Extension is not according to our users
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Syntax Highlight Quicklook screenshot 1

    Syntax Highlight Quicklook Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

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  5. QLVideo

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    This package allows macOS Finder to display thumbnails, static QuickLook previews, cover art and metadata for most types of video files.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    QLVideo screenshot 1

    QLVideo Features

    1.  QuickLook File Preview
    2.  File preview

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  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BetterZip Quick Look Generator screenshot 1

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  7. QLColorCode

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    This is a Quick Look plug-in that renders source code with syntax highlighting, using the Highlight library.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QLColorCode Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

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  9. iPreview icon

    iPreview

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    iPreview provides quicklook preview for source code, Markdown, Jupyter, Webp, Avif, 3D Model and any more file types in macOS Finder, Quicklook, Spotlight.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iPreview screenshot 1

    iPreview Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  File preview
    3.  QuickLook File Preview

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  10. Markdown Preview icon

    Markdown Preview

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    Markdown Preview provides a Quick Look extension to preview Markdown files in Finder.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Markdown Preview screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  QuickLook File Preview
    7.  Markdown preview

    Markdown Preview VS Peek - Quick Look Extension

     
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