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Looq: Preview Files for Mac

A better look at your files.

About this app

Looq turns Finder's Quick Look into a powerful preview tool. Select any file, press Space, and see it rendered beautifully right where you are. Even large files preview smoothly.

MARKDOWN - GitHub Flavored Markdown with tables, task lists, and alerts - KaTeX math formulas and Mermaid diagrams - Table of contents with active heading highlight as you scroll - Syntax-highlighted code blocks with one-click copy - Live reload: save a file and the preview updates instantly - Emoji shortcodes and TextBundle support

CODE - Syntax highlighting for 190+ programming languages - Auto language detection from extensions, shebang lines, and content - Auto-formatting for JSON, CSS, JavaScript, XML, and SQL - Line numbers, word wrap, and configurable tab width

DATA - TSV displayed as sortable native tables - SQLite databases with table switching and column metadata - Diff/Patch files with color-coded additions and removals

ARCHIVES & FOLDERS - Browse ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2 contents without extracting - Directory tree with sortable columns and file metadata

THEMES & CUSTOMIZATION - Independent light and dark themes for both Markdown and code - Custom fonts, sizes, and weights - Scroll position memory across previews - Remote image caching for Markdown files - Configurable metadata bar with file size, dates, and type

Built natively for macOS. No new app to manage. Just a better Quick Look, right in Finder.

Details

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CategoryUtility
Websiteparcse.com/looq
AuthorLauren
Added2026-07-10
Last updated2026-09-09
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