# whomwah/qlstephen

A QuickLook plugin that lets you view plain text files without a file extension

Repository: https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qlstephen
Homepage: https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-05-20T02:35:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6440, "days_push": 1202, "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 2833, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.444641+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, files
- platform: -
- tags: quicklook, macos-plugin, file-preview, plain-text, finder, qlgenerator, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- whomwah/qlstephen (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.444641+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 2026-08-30T07:38:07.566251+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.444641+00:00, sha 8a79a09f716c)
  - homepage: https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:10.055648+00:00, sha d1bbed7d3403)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.