QuickLook AlternativesImage Viewers and other similar apps like QuickLook

QuickLook is described as 'The Quick Look feature from Mac OS X, which allows users to preview file contents quickly by pressing the Space key, is missed. Windows doesn't have this feature. While alternatives like WinQuickLook and Seer exist, the decision was made to create a new version because the' and is a popular Image Viewer in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to QuickLook for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and GNOME apps. The best QuickLook alternative is Preview, which is free. Other great apps like QuickLook are Seer Pro, Eye of GNOME, Kiview and Xviewer.

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  1. Preview icon

    Preview

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    Preview is a simple and elegant application by Apple for viewing and working with images and PDF documents.

    154 Preview alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Preview screenshot 1
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    Preview screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Image resizing
    4.  Built-in Image converter
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Combine PDF

    Preview VS QuickLook

     

    • Preview is the most popular Mac alternative to QuickLook.

    • Preview is the most popular free alternative to QuickLook.

    • Preview is Free and ProprietaryQuickLook is Free and Open Source
    • Preview is LightweightQuickLook is not according to our users
  2. Seer Pro icon

    Seer Pro

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    This is a quick look tool for Windows. Acts just like the one in OS X , but Seer is more powerful and faster.

    14 Seer Pro alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Seer Pro screenshot 1

    Seer Pro Features

    1.  Image Preview
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Open PSD files

    Seer Pro VS QuickLook

     

    • Seer Pro is the most popular Windows alternative to QuickLook.

    • Seer Pro is Freemium and ProprietaryQuickLook is Free and Open Source
  4. Eye of GNOME icon

    Eye of GNOME

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    Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. With it, you can view single image files, as well as large image collections. The Eye of GNOME supports a variety of image file formats.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Eye of GNOME screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline

    Eye of GNOME VS QuickLook

     

    • Eye of GNOME is the most popular Linux alternative to QuickLook.

    • Eye of GNOME is the most popular Open Source alternative to QuickLook.

    • Eye of GNOME is Free and Open SourceQuickLook is also Free and Open Source
    • Eye of GNOME is Privacy focused and LightweightQuickLook is not according to our users
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    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 QuickLook

     
  6. Xviewer icon

    Xviewer

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    Xviewer is a simple image viewer which uses the gdk-pixbuf library. It can deal with large images, and zoom and scroll with constant memory usage. Its goals are simplicity and standards compliance. Xviewer is installed by default in Linux Mint.

    84 Xviewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
    Xviewer screenshot 1

    Xviewer VS QuickLook

     
  7. GNOME Sushi icon

    GNOME Sushi

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    GNOME sushi is a file previewer for the GNOME desktop environment. It is available as a standalone package that integrates with GNOME Files (formerly named Nautilus).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    GNOME Sushi screenshot 1

    GNOME Sushi Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  File preview
    3.  Video review
    4.  Image Preview

    GNOME Sushi VS QuickLook

     
  9. WinQuickLook icon

    WinQuickLook

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    WinQuickLook allows you to select a file in Windows Explorer or on your desktop and then simply press the spacebar to see the contents of the file without having to open it with a special application.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinQuickLook screenshot 1

    WinQuickLook Features

    1.  File preview

    WinQuickLook VS QuickLook

     

    • WinQuickLook is the most popular commercial alternative to QuickLook.

    • WinQuickLook is Paid and Open SourceQuickLook is Free and Open Source
  10. 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 QuickLook

     
  11. Gloobus Preview icon

    Gloobus Preview

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    Gloobus-preview is a Gnome extension designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file similar to Apple's Quicklook.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Gloobus Preview screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update to the project was in 2013.

    Gloobus Preview VS QuickLook

     

  12. WebPQuickLook

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    By default, macOS doesn't provide previews and thumbnails for WebP, a modern image format providing superior, lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. WebPQuickLook fills this gap by allowing you to see previews and thumbnails of .webp images on your Mac.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    WebPQuickLook screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Thumbnails
    2.  QuickLook File Preview
    3.  Image Preview

    WebPQuickLook VS QuickLook

     
  13. Quick Eye icon

    Quick Eye

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    Quick Eye is a quick look application for Windows. Just press the space bar to quickly preview files. This software is also recommended for people who are used to macOS.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Quick Eye screenshot 1

    Quick Eye Features

    1.  Image Preview

    Quick Eye VS QuickLook

     
  14. QLStephen icon

    QLStephen

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    QLStephen is an 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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QLStephen Features

    1.  Changelog
    2.  QuickLook File Preview

    QLStephen VS QuickLook

     
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