QuickLook Video
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 (GPL-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Finder
Features
- QuickLook File Preview
- File preview
QuickLook Video News & Activities
Recent activities
- POX updated QuickLook Video
POX added QuickLook Video as alternative to Unfold — Quick Look
POX added QuickLook Video as alternative to EPS Preview
QuickLook Video information
Developed by
Jonathan Harris Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
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- English
What is QuickLook Video?
This app allows macOS Finder to display thumbnails/cover art, QuickLook previews, and metadata for most types of audio and video files.
QuickLook, AVFoundation and Spotlight understand a limited number of media files - mostly only MPEG audio and video codecs within MPEG container files. This app adds support for wide range of other codecs and "non-native" media file types, including:
- File formats: Matroska .mka, .mkv, WebM .webm, Windows Media .wma, .wmv, Ogg Video .ogm, .ogv, AVI .avi, QuickTime .mov, Flash Video .flv, .f4v, Real Media .ra, .rm, .rv, SMPTE .gxf, .mxf.
- Audio codecs: Vorbis, Windows Media Audio, WavPak, ATRAC, etc.
- Video codecs: VP6, VP8, VP9, AV1, HEVC/H.265, VVC/H.266, Dolby Vision, Theora, DXV, HAP, Sorenson, Cinepak, AIC, Flash, Real Video, DivX, Intel Indeo, QuickTime animation, etc.
How does it work?
The app contains a Spotlight extension that adds support for non-native file formats, and two Media Extensions that add support to AVFoundation for non-native file formats and video codecs.
(Long-time Mac users may remember Perian which performed a similar function with the QuickTime framework before QuickTime was replaced by AVFoundation).