Peek - Quick Look Extension Alternatives

Apps similar to Peek - Quick Look Extension include Folder Quick Look. It's paid, but Kiview and Syntax Highlight Quicklook are free. Other options are Source Code Preview, Folder Preview, QuickLook Video and Looq. You can choose from more than 10 Image Viewers like Peek - Quick Look Extension for Mac and Linux.

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  1. Folder Quick Look is a macOS extension that enhances the system’s Quick Look feature by allowing users to instantly preview the contents of folders and compressed archives without opening them. Once installed, you can simply select a folder or supported archive format (such as...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. Bundled with over 10 beautiful color themes, Source Code Preview supports syntax highlighting for over 50 languages, including JS, Python, CSS, and JSON.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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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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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Dolphin File Manager
    • Flatpak
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  4. Folder Preview is a Quick Look extension that lets you preview the contents of a folder.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. 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.

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

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    • Mac
    • Finder
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  7. Looq icon
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    Adds feature-rich previews to Quick Look including GitHub-style Markdown with KaTeX and Mermaid, syntax highlighting for over 200 languages, sortable tables for CSV/TSV and SQLite, archive and directory browsing, diff file views, and theming options.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. EPS Quick Look does one small job: it restores Finder thumbnails and Quick Look previews for EPS files, so old vector artwork feels native on modern macOS again. Previews and thumbnail generation also work in third-party file managers like Bloom and QSpace.

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    • Mac
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  10. Preview folders, archives, source code with syntax highlighting, Markdown, Mermaid diagrams, ebooks, and many more file types directly in macOS Quick Look.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  11. Stop opening your heavy IDE or code editor just to inspect a single file. FinderPeek supercharges your Mac’s native QuickLook, giving you rich, interactive, and beautiful previews directly from the Finder.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

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    • Mac
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