# Nyx0uf/qlImageSize

QuickLook and Spotlight plugins to display the dimensions, size and DPI of an image in the title bar instead of the filename. Also preview some unsupported formats like WebP & bpg.

Repository: https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qlimagesize
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: quicklook, bpg, webp, quicklook-plugin, objective-c, images
Last push: 2026-05-04T06:59:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5327, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1200, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.141882+00:00)

## What it is
A pair of macOS plugins (QuickLook and Spotlight) that display image dimensions, DPI, and file size in the Finder preview title bar, and add preview/thumbnail support for WebP and BPG formats. Written in Objective-C and installable via Homebrew Cask.

## Use cases
- show image dimensions and file size in quicklook preview
- preview webp files in finder on mac
- generate thumbnails for bpg images
- see image dpi in finder inspector
- spotlight metadata for unsupported image formats

## When to choose
- you are on macOS 10.13 or 10.14 and want image metadata in QuickLook
- you need WebP or BPG previews in Finder on older macOS

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS Catalina (10.15) or newer, where the plugin no longer works
- you need a maintained or supported tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, image-processing, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: quicklook, spotlight, webp, bpg, finder, objective-c, macos

## Member repositories
- Nyx0uf/qlImageSize (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.141882+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 2026-08-30T06:20:45.528326+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.141882+00:00, sha bd87fc712e81)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.