QuickLook
Preview any file with a tap of the spacebar — macOS-style Quick Look, brought to Windows.
What is it?
QuickLook brings the much-loved macOS 'Quick Look' feature to Windows. Select a file in Explorer, press the spacebar, and an instant preview pops up — images, videos, PDFs, Office documents, code, archives and more — without opening any app. Press space again to dismiss. It's a tiny, free tool that makes browsing and sorting files dramatically faster.
Who should use it?
Anyone who works with lots of files — designers checking images, people sorting downloads, developers peeking at code or config files — and anyone who missed this feature after moving from a Mac.
Main features
- Preview files instantly with the spacebar
- Supports images, video, audio, PDFs, Office docs, text, code and archives
- Works in File Explorer, on the desktop and in open/save dialogs
- Plugin support for extra file types
- Lightweight, free and open source
Pros & cons
Pros
- Genuinely speeds up browsing and sorting files
- Free and open source
- Handles a huge range of file types
Cons
- Windows only
- A few file types need extra plugins
- Can occasionally clash with other spacebar shortcuts
At a glance
- Platforms
- Windows
- License
- Open source
- Works offline
- Yes
- Internet required
- No
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