The project's README from github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook. As one markdown file: README.md.
The most powerful Quick Look implementation for Windows
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Ever wished Windows had macOS's Quick Look?You know the drill: you want to peek at a file, so you double-click, wait for an app to launch, view the file, close the app... exhausting, right? macOS users? They just press Space. Instant preview. Any file. Now Windows has it too. 🎉 QuickLook brings that buttery-smooth, instant-preview experience to Windows. No more waiting. No more opening heavy applications just to peek at a document. |
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⚡️ Lightning Speed
Instant previews with zero lag Native performance that feels like magic Hardware-accelerated rendering |
🎨 Gorgeous Design
Fluent Design System integration Beautiful on 4K displays Touch-optimized interface |
🌈 100+ Formats
Images, videos, documents, code 3D models, archives, fonts Extensible with plugins |
📸 Visual Files
📄 Documents
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💻 Developer Files
🎵 Media
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File Explorer
Native integration |
Open/Save Dialogs
System-wide support |
3rd Party Managers
Total Commander, xplorer² |
Cloud Storage
OneDrive, Dropbox ready |
| Feature | Store | Installer | Scoop | Nightly |
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| Auto-updates | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| Open/Save dialogs | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Portable mode | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Stability | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ |
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💡 Pro Tips:
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🎮 Basic Controls
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🔍 Navigation
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🎨 Advanced
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💡 Pro Tip: You can navigate files using arrow keys even when the preview window isn't focused!
Transform QuickLook into a universal file viewer
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1️⃣ Download Get the |
2️⃣ Install Ensure QuickLook is currently running, select the file and press |
3️⃣ Restart Click on the |
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1️⃣ Quit Quit QuickLook. |
2️⃣ Navigate Navigate to the Data location. |
3️⃣ Remove You should find several folders. Remove the one you do not want to use. |
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Interested in contributing? Check out our development resources:
Design Team @OiCkilL @QubitsDev @Donno @Shomnipotence Fluent UI & Icons |
Contributors Code, translations & ideas |
Open Source Standing on giants |
You! Every User Matters Thank you for using QuickLook |