Quicklook

December 30, 2016

QuickLook is the thing that lets you quickly preview content in finder, spotlight, and various apps. It is also easily used from the command line.

$ cat ~/bin/ql

#!/bin/sh
qlmanage -p "$1"

Quicklook preview a web page from the command line on OS X:

$ cat ~/bin/qlurl

#! /bin/sh
automator -i "$1" ~/bin/urlpop.workflow

urlpop.workflow:

Various QuickLook plugins are available from third parties.