QuickLook icon
QuickLook icon

QuickLook

 75 likes

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...

Preview of a shapefile (.shp) using the shapefile viewer plugin https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • CN flagChina

Platforms

  • Windows
5 / 5 Avg rating (11)
75likes
8comments
0news articles

Features

Suggest and vote on features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  File preview
  2.  Image Preview
  3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Open PSD files
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  No registration required
  8.  PDF Preview

 Tags

QuickLook News & Activities

Highlights All activities

Recent News

No news, maybe you know any news worth sharing?
Share a News Tip

Recent activities

  • PinkPlastic liked QuickLook
    5 days ago
  • POX updated QuickLook
    about 2 months ago
  • neilist, kisslike and nicksoto liked QuickLook
    about 2 months ago
  • Maoholguin updated QuickLook
    6 months ago
  • Zatra A comment was removed from QuickLook
    7 months ago
  • Zatra liked QuickLook
    7 months ago
  • Danilo_Venom updated QuickLook
    7 months ago
Show all activities

QuickLook information

  • Developed by

    CN flagPaddy Xu
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5 (11 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    20 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Office & ProductivityPhotos & GraphicsVideo & Movies

GitHub repository

  •  19,573 Stars
  •  1,142 Forks
  •  230 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 14, 2025 
View on GitHub

Our users have written 8 comments and reviews about QuickLook, and it has gotten 75 likes

QuickLook was added to AlternativeTo by zaknirahc on Aug 7, 2017 and this page was last updated Mar 27, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
 Post comment/review
Top Positive Comment
Thunder Z
Aug 4, 2018
1

Does exactly what it should. Really nothing else to say about it but that it's awesome and I think should be included as default.

Shaz Shah
May 31, 2024
0

It's exactly what I needed as the closest match to macOS's Quick Look functionality.

playmobilmeister
Jan 26, 2023
0

Finally a simple one click previewer that is extensible with plugins. The first true Shapefile previewer that's worth installing.

Marek Šlahor
Mar 7, 2021
0

Excellent and quick file viewer

Kandi
Jan 27, 2021
0

Perfect integration of the Mac File Preview feature in Windows 10 (video, photos, pdf, txt, etc.). A must-have tool. Simple and lightweight. Make your life easier.

Merritt
Jun 23, 2018
0

This has seamlessly previewed everything I have thrown at it, include odd items like gdocs links. Looks pretty slick doing it too.

Free and open source - highly recommended.

hced
Apr 24, 2018
0

This is the perfect equivalence to macOS' built-in Quick Look feature. I'd honestly go as far as to say it surpasses the macOS equivalent by far in terms of speed and performance. In my case I often preview audio files from the desktop and macOS Quick Look fails miserably in that it doesn't restart the audio file if you happen to press Space multiple times on the same audio file, sometimes not even if you've switched file. And it also adds an annoying fade-in on the audio which makes it below par, really. This one, however, does it all perfectly. A job well done, Mr Paddy Xu!

Show more comments
7 of 8 comments

What is QuickLook?

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 existing ones are not actively developed, lack variety, or charge a fee.

This new version supports many file types, has a fluent design, is touchscreen friendly, supports HiDPI, allows preview from Open and Save File Dialog, and from 3rd-party file managers. It's easily extended by plugins and has a strict GPL license to ensure it remains free.

Official Links