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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.** ๐ QuickLook brings that buttery-smooth, instant-preview experience to Windows. No more waiting. No more opening heavy applications just to peek at a document. | ``` WITHOUT QuickLook: โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ 1. Double click โ โ 2. Wait... โ โ 3. App loads โ โ 4. View file โ โ 5. Close app โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โฑ๏ธ ~10 seconds WITH QuickLook: โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ 1. Press SPACE โ โ 2. Done! โจ โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โก ~0.2 seconds ``` |
### โก๏ธ **Lightning Speed**
**Instant previews** with zero lag
Native performance that feels like magic
Hardware-accelerated rendering
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### ๐จ **Gorgeous Design**
**Fluent Design System** integration
Beautiful on 4K displays
Touch-optimized interface
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### ๐ **100+ Formats**
Images, videos, documents, code
**3D models**, archives, fonts
Extensible with plugins
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| #### ๐ธ **Visual Files** - ๐ผ๏ธ Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, RAW) - ๐ฌ Videos (MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV) - ๐จ Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (AI) - ๐ 3D Models (OBJ, STL, FBX) - ๐ญ Animated GIFs & APNGs #### ๐ **Documents** - ๐ PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint - ๐ Text files with syntax highlighting - ๐ Markdown with live rendering - ๐ E-books (EPUB, MOBI) - ๐ Comics (CBZ, CBR) | #### ๐ป **Developer Files** - ๐ Python, JavaScript, C++, Rust - ๐ HTML, CSS, JSON, XML - โ๏ธ Config files (YAML, TOML, INI) - ๐ฆ Archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR) - ๐ง Binary files with hex view #### ๐ต **Media** - ๐ต Audio (MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC) - ๐ผ Sheet music - ๐จ Fonts (TTF, OTF, WOFF) - ๐๏ธ Vector graphics (SVG, EPS) - ๐น Subtitles (SRT, ASS) |
**File Explorer**
Native integration
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**Open/Save Dialogs**
System-wide support
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**3rd Party Managers**
Total Commander, xplorerยฒ
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**Cloud Storage**
OneDrive, Dropbox ready
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### **Microsoft Store**
**Recommended for most users**
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Automatic updates
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Sandboxed security
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One-click install
โ ๏ธ Limited Open/Save dialog support
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### **Installer**
**Full-featured experience**
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Complete functionality
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Open/Save dialog support
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Portable option available
๐ Get the full power
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### **Scoop**
**For command-line lovers**
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Easy updates
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Reproducible installs
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Version management
```powershell scoop bucket add extras scoop install quicklook ``` ๐ค Power user choice |
### **Nightly**
**Live on the edge**
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Latest features
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Bug fixes first
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๐ Experimental builds
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| ``` Step 1๏ธโฃ Install QuickLook โ Step 2๏ธโฃ It runs automatically โ Step 3๏ธโฃ Select any file โ Step 4๏ธโฃ Press SPACE โ Step 5๏ธโฃ ๐ Magic happens! ``` | **๐ก Pro Tips:** - QuickLook lives in your system tray - Works with **any file** in File Explorer - Use arrow keys to preview multiple files - Press `Esc` or `Space` again to close - Drag files directly from the preview! |
| ### ๐ฎ **Basic Controls** | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Space | Toggle preview | | Esc Space | Close window | | Enter | Open file | | โ โ | Next/Previous | | ### ๐ **Navigation** | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | โ โ | Navigate files | | Mouse Click | Select file | | Page Up Down | Scroll content | | Home End | Jump to start/end | | ### ๐จ **Advanced** | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Wheel | Zoom (images) | | Ctrl+Wheel | Zoom (PDFs) | | L-Click Drag | Rotate 3D | | M-Click Drag | Pan 3D | |
### **OfficeViewer**
Preview **Word, Excel & PowerPoint** files
**No Microsoft Office required!**
``` โ Native Office formats โ Standalone viewer โ Fast rendering ``` 
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### **PdfViewer-Native**
Enhanced PDF viewing with **WebView2**
Modern, fast, feature-rich
``` โ Smooth scrolling โ Search & annotations โ Hardware acceleration ``` 
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### **PostScriptViewer**
Preview `.ps` and `.eps` files
Perfect for designers
``` โ Vector rendering โ High quality output โ Professional formats ``` 
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### **CADImport**
View CAD files natively
`.dwg`, `.dxf`, `.plt`, `.cgm`
``` โ Engineering drawings โ Architecture files โ Technical diagrams ``` 
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| **1๏ธโฃ Download** Get the `.qlplugin` file | **2๏ธโฃ Install** Ensure QuickLook is currently running, select the file and press `Spacebar`. | **3๏ธโฃ Restart** Click on the `Install` button, then restart QuickLook. |
| **1๏ธโฃ Quit** Quit QuickLook. | **2๏ธโฃ Navigate** Navigate to the [Data location](https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook/wiki/Differences-Between-Distributions#user-data-location). | **3๏ธโฃ Remove** You should find several folders. Remove the one you do not want to use. |
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*Fluent UI & Icons*
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**Contributors**
[Our Amazing Team](https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook/graphs/contributors)
*Code, translations & ideas*
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**Open Source**
[Libraries We Use](https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook/wiki/On-the-Shoulders-of-Giants)
*Standing on giants*
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**You!**
Every User Matters
*Thank you for using QuickLook*
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