QuickLook Plugins
If you have a mac running Leopard (OS X 10.5), you’re probably already familiar with the freaking awesome QuickLook feature. This what’s triggered when you press the spacebar while a file is selected.
I just found out that there are actually plugins for QuickLook to enable you to view even more formats!
Here’s a list of ones that I’ve grabbed so far:
- BetterZipQL: Allows QuickLook of contents within a Zip file
- colorxml: Color formats XML docs
- Folder: View the contents of a selected folder
- QLColorCode: Color formatting of various Code docs
Find a bunch of plugins at QuickLookPlugins.com
To install QuickLook plugins, you should copy the “*.qlgenerator” file into /Library/QuickLook/ or ~/Library/QuickLook/. Note that “*” in the filename will vary based on exactly which QuickLook item you choose to install.
If a QuickLook folder is not present, feel free to create one.
After copying the file into the directory you will need to logout and then back in to your account for it to become active. Alternatively, you can prevent having to logout by running the following command in Terminal:
qlmanage -r
This will force OS X to search /Library/QuickLook and ~/Library/QuickLook for plugins and load them accordingly.
