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Quick Look is available to developers via the Quick Look framework on iOS<ref>https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/DocumentInteraction_TopicsForIOS/Articles/UsingtheQuickLookFramework.html</ref> and as part of the [[Quartz (graphics layer)|Quartz framework]] on the Mac.<ref>https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userExperience/Conceptual/Quicklook_Programming_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html</ref> |
Quick Look is available to developers via the Quick Look framework on iOS<ref>https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/DocumentInteraction_TopicsForIOS/Articles/UsingtheQuickLookFramework.html</ref> and as part of the [[Quartz (graphics layer)|Quartz framework]] on the Mac.<ref>https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userExperience/Conceptual/Quicklook_Programming_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html</ref> |
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==Supported file types== |
==Supported file types by default== |
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Since its debut, Quick Look has included a number of generators for common file types. |
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Since its debut, Quick Look has included a number of generators for common file types. Besides the default file types supported, users are able to install third-party plugins to extend Quick Look's capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.macworld.com/article/1131753/quicklookplugins.html|title = More Quick Look plug-ins|date = January 22, 2008|accessdate = September 15, 2014|website = Macworld|publisher = |last = Frakes|first = Dan}}</ref> |
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==Plug-ins== |
==Plug-ins== |
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[[Plug-in (computing)|Plug-ins]] can be added to Quick Look to allow previewing the content of other [[List of file formats|file formats]]. Plug-ins can also be used to add additional functionality to Quick Look such as [[syntax highlighting]] for [[source code]] files. |
[[Plug-in (computing)|Plug-ins]] can be added to Quick Look to allow previewing the content of other [[List of file formats|file formats]]. Plug-ins can also be used to add additional functionality to Quick Look such as [[syntax highlighting]] for [[source code]] files.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.macworld.com/article/1131753/quicklookplugins.html|title = More Quick Look plug-ins|date = January 22, 2008|accessdate = September 15, 2014|website = Macworld|publisher = |last = Frakes|first = Dan}}</ref> |
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To add a plug-in to Quick Look it needs to be placed in the folder <code>/Library/QuickLook/</code>. To activate that plug-in, either the computer needs to be restarted or Quick Look needs to be reset with the command <source lang="bash">qlmanage -r</source> |
To add a plug-in to Quick Look it needs to be placed in the folder <code>/Library/QuickLook/</code>. To activate that plug-in, either the computer needs to be restarted or Quick Look needs to be reset with the command <source lang="bash">qlmanage -r</source> |
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Revision as of 13:28, 15 September 2014
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Initial release | October 26, 2007 (Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard") |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Quick Look |
Quick Look is a quick preview feature developed by Apple Inc. which was introduced in their operating system, Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard". It was announced and demonstrated at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2007.
While OS X's Finder has always had icon previews, Quick Look allows users to look at the contents of a file in the Finder at full or near-full size, depending on the size of the document relative to the desktop. It can view files such as PDFs, HTML, QuickTime readable media, plain text and RTF text documents, Apple Keynote, Pages and Numbers, ODF documents, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files (including OOXML), RAW camera images.
Quick Look can also be opened in full screen and launched from the command line. Additionally, multi-page documents like PowerPoint slide shows can be navigated using the arrow keys.
Quick Look technology is implemented throughout the Apple suite of software starting with Mac OS X v10.5, including iChat Theater, Time Machine and the Cover Flow view on the Finder.
Quick Look is available to developers via the Quick Look framework on iOS[1] and as part of the Quartz framework on the Mac.[2]
Supported file types by default
Since its debut, Quick Look has included a number of generators for common file types.
| Format | Version introduced | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AAC | 10.5 | Cover art in icon view and can play back audio in full preview. |
| Adobe PhotoShop | 10.5 | |
| AIFF | 10.5 | |
| Apple Icon Image format | 10.5 | |
| AVI | 10.5 | |
| BMP | 10.5 | |
| COLLADA's DAE | 10.6 | |
| GIF | 10.5 | Did not animate animated GIFS[3] without additional plugins[4] until MacOS 10.7.[5] |
| HTML | 10.5 | Does not load remote resources or execute scripts. |
| iChat transcripts | 10.5 | |
| JPEG | 10.5 | |
| JPEG 2000 | 10.5 | |
| Microsoft Excel | 10.5 | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 10.5 | |
| Microsoft Word | 10.5 | |
| MIDI | 10.5 | |
| MP3 | 10.5 | Cover art in icon view and can play back audio in full preview. |
| MPEG4 | 10.5 | |
| MPO | ||
| 10.5 | ||
| PictureClipping | 10.6 | |
| PICT | 10.5 | |
| PNG | 10.5 | |
| QuickTime movie | 10.5 | Additional stream formats require the appropriate QuickTime extension to be installed. |
| RTF | 10.5 | |
| SVG | 10.6 | |
| TEXT | 10.5 | |
| TextClipping | 10.6 | |
| TIFF | 10.5 | |
| WAV | 10.5 |
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Plug-ins
Plug-ins can be added to Quick Look to allow previewing the content of other file formats. Plug-ins can also be used to add additional functionality to Quick Look such as syntax highlighting for source code files.[6]
To add a plug-in to Quick Look it needs to be placed in the folder /Library/QuickLook/. To activate that plug-in, either the computer needs to be restarted or Quick Look needs to be reset with the command
qlmanage -r
Usage
There are multiple ways to invoke Quick Look.
- ⌘ Cmd-Y
- space
qlmanage -p file
Menu:
- File – Quick Look file name
- Context menu (right-click or Control-mouse click), then Quick Look file name
See also
References
- ^ https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/DocumentInteraction_TopicsForIOS/Articles/UsingtheQuickLookFramework.html
- ^ https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userExperience/Conceptual/Quicklook_Programming_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html
- ^ http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/51197-animated-gif-plugin-preview.html
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/animgifqlgen/
- ^ http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=475195
- ^ Frakes, Dan (January 22, 2008). "More Quick Look plug-ins". Macworld. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/qlmanage.1.html
External links
- A directory of Quick Look Plugins for Apple’s OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Gloobus, an Linux application based on Quick Look
