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whomwah/qlstephen

A QuickLook plugin that lets you view plain text files without a file extension observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/whomwah/qlstephen · homepage · Objective-C · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 6440
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1202
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2833 stars · 162 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

QLStephen is a macOS QuickLook plugin that lets you preview plain text files without a file extension, such as README, INSTALL, CHANGELOG, or package.json. It is a small Objective-C qlgenerator bundle installable via Homebrew or manual copy.

Use cases

  • preview extensionless text files in macOS Finder
  • quickly view README or CHANGELOG with spacebar
  • preview package.json without opening an editor
  • add plain text support to macOS QuickLook
  • view Capfile and INSTALL files on hover

When to choose

  • you work on macOS and frequently preview extensionless text files
  • you want a lightweight Finder preview without opening an editor
  • you want a simple Homebrew-installable QuickLook extension

When to avoid

  • you need previews for files with extensions like .txt (requires extra configuration)
  • you are not on macOS
  • you need a signed, actively developed plugin with guaranteed future macOS compatibility

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

file-system developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems files quicklook macos-plugin file-preview plain-text finder qlgenerator macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
whomwah/qlstephenmain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="whomwah/qlstephen")

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