macOS Quick Look – Enable for Custom File Extensions

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I find Finder's Quick Look feature (launched with Space) very useful, but it works only for a limited number of file extensions. In work I often get .properties, .conf, .ddl and other files which are essentially text, yet in Quick Look their content is never displayed:

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Is there any way I can tell my Mac to treat those files as text?

Thanks!

Best Answer

QLStephen adds support for both files without a filename extension (like README) and files with arbitrary extensions (like file.xyz).

Quick Installation (Homebrew):

brew cask install qlstephen

Manual Installation:

  • Download plugin
  • Unzip
  • Move file to ~/Library/QuickLook

(Don't forget to star the repo if this plugin helps you.)

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