List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers

• Run brew cask install <package>
• Run qlmanage -r

brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql webp-quicklook suspicious-package && qlmanage -r

• Click "download manually"
• Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to /Library/QuickLook
• Run qlmanage -r

Preview source code files with syntax highlighting

Run brew cask install qlcolorcode or download manually

Preview plain text files without a file extension. Example: README, CHANGELOG, etc.

Run brew cask install qlstephen or download manually

Preview Markdown files

Run brew cask install qlmarkdown or download manually

Preview JSON files

Run brew cask install quicklook-json or download manually

Preview .patch files

Run brew cask install qlprettypatch or download manually

Preview CSV files

Run brew cask install quicklook-csv or download manually

Preview archives

Run brew cask install betterzipql or download manually

Preview WebP images

Run brew cask install webp-quicklook or download manually

Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package

Run brew cask install suspicious-package or download manually

Run this in your terminal to allow text selection in the Quick Look window:

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true && killall Finder

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