# haokaiyang/Mac-QuickLook

QuickLook plugins and packages

Repository: https://github.com/haokaiyang/Mac-QuickLook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mac-quicklook
Language: CSS
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: quicklook, quicklook-plugin, awesome, awesome-list, macos
Last push: 2026-04-01T16:37:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3103, "days_push": 154, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1444, forks 50 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.948877+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of QuickLook plugins and packages for macOS that extend file preview capabilities. It catalogs plugins for previewing archives, source code, certificates, scientific data formats, and more, with installation instructions.

## Use cases
- preview zip archives in quicklook on mac
- add syntax highlighting to macos file previews
- find quicklook plugins for hdf5 files
- preview provisioning profiles on mac
- extend macos finder preview formats
- install quicklook plugins with homebrew

## When to choose
- you want a curated directory of macOS QuickLook plugins
- you need to preview file formats macOS doesn't support natively
- you want Homebrew cask install instructions for preview plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a QuickLook plugin for Windows or Linux
- you need a single maintained plugin rather than a list
- you rely on legacy .qlgenerator plugins on macOS 15+ where they are unsupported

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: quicklook, awesome-list, file-preview, plugins, curated-list, macos

## Member repositories
- haokaiyang/Mac-QuickLook (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.948877+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:17.859716+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/haokaiyang/Mac-QuickLook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.948877+00:00, sha ccf9f5a9c185)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.