QLStephen Alternatives

QLStephen is described as '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)' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to QLStephen for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Flathub apps. The best QLStephen alternative is Folder Quick Look, which is free. Other great apps like QLStephen are Preview, Kiview, Folder Preview and QLVideo.

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  1. Folder Quick Look icon

    Folder Quick Look

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Folder Quick Look is the most popular Mac alternative to QLStephen.

    • Folder Quick Look is the most popular free alternative to QLStephen.

    • Folder Quick Look is Free and ProprietaryQLStephen is Free and Open Source
  2. Preview icon

    Preview

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    Native macOS app for viewing, annotating, and editing images and PDFs, featuring tools for cropping, rotating, resizing images, rearranging pages, full-screen viewing, markup, document merging, batch conversion, and export in multiple formats.

    167 Preview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Preview screenshot 1
     

    • Preview is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to QLStephen.

    • Preview is Free and ProprietaryQLStephen is Free and Open Source
    • Preview is LightweightQLStephen is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Dolphin File Manager
    • Flatpak
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    • Kiview is the most popular Linux alternative to QLStephen.

    • Kiview is the most popular Open Source alternative to QLStephen.

    • Kiview is Free and Open SourceQLStephen is also 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.

    18 Folder Preview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Folder Preview screenshot 1
     

    • Folder Preview is the most popular commercial alternative to QLStephen.

    • Folder Preview is Paid and ProprietaryQLStephen is Free and Open Source
    • Folder Preview is Lightweight and Privacy focusedQLStephen is not according to our users

  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Folder Preview Pro icon

    Folder Preview Pro

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    Very much like Folder Preview, Folder Preview Pro allows you to quick look folders in Finder.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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