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Patches for QuickLook
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10 patches available
QuickLook enables a very quick preview of file contents by pressing the Spacebar
QuickLook Version 4.5.0.0
Release Date
4/14/2026
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
4.5.0 $$$Whats Changed$$$Update LAVFilters to 0.81.0 #1362 #1855 #1863$$$$$$A possible side effect is that users with older GPUs or without the latest VC++ Redistributable installed may experience video playback failures.$$$$$$Nevertheless; QuickLook has chosen to continue with an up-to-date update strategy.$$$$$$If you encounter any issues; you can refer to #1362 and consider downgrading your LAVFilters version.$$$$$$Improve LRC handling by merging duplicate timestamps #1858$$$$$$Improve the translation of Simplified Chinese by @stxttkx$$$$$$Add support for the WindowBackdrop option (Auto/None/Mica/Acrylic/Tabbed/Acrylic10/Acrylic11)$$$$$$Add PKCS7 extensions to supported file types (.p7s and .pkcs7)$$$$$$Add support Fortran95 (.f90; .f95; .f03); GDScript (.gd); Diff (.patch; .rej); Razor (.cshtml; .razor); ActionScript (.as; .mx); Assembly (.asm); Ada (.ada; .ads; .adb); AutoHotkey (.ahk); Rhai (.rhai); C++ ( .cu; .cuh; .hip); Python (.pyx); PlantUML (.puml; .plantuml; .pu; .uml; .iuml; .wsd); Zig (.zig); Moji (.moji); GraphQL (.graphql; .gql; .gqls); Mermaid (.mmd; .mermaid); KQL (.kql); PromQL (.promql); JSON Lines (.jsonl); ANTLR; Boo; Ceylon; ChucK; Clojure; Cocoa; CoffeeScript; Cool; and others syntax highlighting; including the dark mode theme$$$$$$Add support Chromium .pak viewer and file extraction$$$$$$Add .axml extension to XML syntax highlighting$$$$$$Add .cursorignore extension to GitIgnore syntax$$$$$$Add support for Python .whl and .egg archives$$$$$$Add support .psv parsing in CsvViewer$$$$$$Add Mermaid (.mermaid) support and .mmd detection #1893$$$$$$Add plugin icon registration and include QLPlugin.ico designed by @Shomnipotence$$$$$$Add DICOM image support to ImageViewer plugin #1866 This is not a long-lasting built-in plugin$$$$$$Add Romanian translation by @Laszlo19$$$$$$Add F11 full screen toggle support #253$$$$$$Fix markdown not supporting absolute resource paths$$$$$$Fix option <UseTransparency>False</UseTransparency> not taking effect in Windows 10 #1542$$$$$$Fix loop toggle resuming paused video playback #1852$$$$$$Fix unhandled Exception with XLSX and CSV files in OfficeViewer resize with RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL #1854$$$$$$Fix command line relative path resolution #1857$$$$$$Fix taskbar icon intermittently missing after Explorer restart #1864$$$$$$Fix {Desktop composition is disabled} exceptions in GetMonitorColorProfileFromWindow #4$$$$$$Fix assimp.dll not found for win-x64 #1741
QuickLook Video Version 3.06
Release Date
3/19/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.05
Release Date
3/11/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.05
Release Date
3/11/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.04
Release Date
3/5/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.04
Release Date
3/5/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.03
Release Date
3/1/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.03
Release Date
3/1/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.02
Release Date
2/23/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.01
Release Date
2/16/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 3.00
Release Date
2/13/2026
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Version 4.3.0.0
Release Date
12/10/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
4.3.0$$$$$$Whats Changed$$$Add Svelte syntax highlighting support$$$Add ShowInTaskbar setting to display window in taskbar #1789$$$Add option to disable automatic update check at startup #1801$$$Update PowerShell syntax colors in dark theme$$$Improve TextViewerPanel UI and usability$$$Fix DOpus crash when QuickLook runs with different privilege level #1781$$$Fix volume control exceeding limits during mouse wheel scroll #1813$$$Fix error in RTF file originating from version 4.2.1 #1826
QuickLook Version 4.3.0.0
Release Date
12/10/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
4.3.0$$$$$$Whats Changed$$$Add Svelte syntax highlighting support$$$Add ShowInTaskbar setting to display window in taskbar #1789$$$Add option to disable automatic update check at startup #1801$$$Update PowerShell syntax colors in dark theme$$$Improve TextViewerPanel UI and usability$$$Fix DOpus crash when QuickLook runs with different privilege level #1781$$$Fix volume control exceeding limits during mouse wheel scroll #1813$$$Fix error in RTF file originating from version 4.2.1 #1826
QuickLook Version 4.2.2.0
Release Date
10/16/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
This is a patch version to fix the version display issue from 4.2.1.$$$$$$Fix version display issue #1776
QuickLook Version 4.2.2.0
Release Date
10/16/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
This is a patch version to fix the version display issue from 4.2.1.$$$$$$Fix version display issue #1776
QuickLook Version 4.1.1.0
Release Date
7/22/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
4.1.1 Latest$$$@emako emako released this 3 hours ago$$$· 3 commits to master since this release$$$ 4.1.1$$$ 55a0690$$$Whats Changed$$$Add built-in ThumbnailViewer plugin #1662$$$Add built-in HelixViewer for 3d models #1662$$$Add FBX model support using AssimpNet #1479$$$Add SVGA and Lottie Files animation preview support$$$Add MathJax inline math support to Markdown #1640$$$Add SubRip Subtitle (.srt) files; Protobuf; NSIS; .gitmodules; .dotsettings; .gitignore; .gitattributes; Markdown; reStructuredText; simple QML syntax; .env; Configuration (.conf;.config;.cfg) highlighting #1002$$$Add dark mode highlighting for PowerShell; Registry; C; C++; Java; Rust; SQL; Ruby; R; PHP; Pascal; Objective-C; Lisp; Kotlin; Erlang; Dart; Swift; VisualSolution; CMake$$$Add MakefileDetector; CMakeListsDetector for CMakeLists.txt; DockerfileDetector; HostsDetector for hosts for text viewer$$$Improve QuickLook initialization speed$$$Optimize JSONDetector with Span$$$Set RichTextBox background to transparent$$$Revert Add Sandbox detection from 4.1.0 which will call crash
QuickLook Version 4.1.1.0
Release Date
7/22/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
4.1.1 Latest$$$@emako emako released this 3 hours ago$$$· 3 commits to master since this release$$$ 4.1.1$$$ 55a0690$$$Whats Changed$$$Add built-in ThumbnailViewer plugin #1662$$$Add built-in HelixViewer for 3d models #1662$$$Add FBX model support using AssimpNet #1479$$$Add SVGA and Lottie Files animation preview support$$$Add MathJax inline math support to Markdown #1640$$$Add SubRip Subtitle (.srt) files; Protobuf; NSIS; .gitmodules; .dotsettings; .gitignore; .gitattributes; Markdown; reStructuredText; simple QML syntax; .env; Configuration (.conf;.config;.cfg) highlighting #1002$$$Add dark mode highlighting for PowerShell; Registry; C; C++; Java; Rust; SQL; Ruby; R; PHP; Pascal; Objective-C; Lisp; Kotlin; Erlang; Dart; Swift; VisualSolution; CMake$$$Add MakefileDetector; CMakeListsDetector for CMakeLists.txt; DockerfileDetector; HostsDetector for hosts for text viewer$$$Improve QuickLook initialization speed$$$Optimize JSONDetector with Span$$$Set RichTextBox background to transparent$$$Revert Add Sandbox detection from 4.1.0 which will call crash
QuickLook Version 4.0.2.0
Release Date
5/28/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
4.0.2 Latest$$$[Major Change]$$$Support .pcx image$$$Improve PE parsing with extended buffer size$$$Fix flickering$$$Fix DpiAwareness for PerMonitor$$$[Small Change]$$$Hide PEViewer Title just like InfoPanel$$$Avoid audio cover null exception in xaml
QuickLook Version 4.0.2.0
Release Date
5/28/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
4.0.2 Latest$$$[Major Change]$$$Support .pcx image$$$Improve PE parsing with extended buffer size$$$Fix flickering$$$Fix DpiAwareness for PerMonitor$$$[Small Change]$$$Hide PEViewer Title just like InfoPanel$$$Avoid audio cover null exception in xaml
QuickLook Version 4.0.1.0
Release Date
5/11/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
Whats Changed$$$Update pt-BR string in Translations.config by @JNylson in #1604 and #1607$$$Support more Markdown file extensions #1562; #1601$$$Support CLI options #1620$$$Delay initialization of MarkdownViewer$$$Make installer use MSI path by default #1596$$$Fix style issues in the Search Panel #1592$$$Fix volume control not working #1578$$$Fix exception when checking for updates #1577
QuickLook Version 4.0.0.0
Release Date
4/16/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
Whats Changed$$$Handle multi-layer gimp xcf files. by @mooflu in #1224$$$Upgrade Magick.NET to latest by @mooflu in #1230$$$Fix gimp xcf file extension check by @mooflu in #1229$$$Change AllowDarkTheme handling by @mooflu in #1238$$$Update for commic archive file types. by @MonOcean in #1276$$$Greek translation by @NickMihal in #1256$$$Ukrainian translation fixes + addition by @Joonel in #1244$$$hebrew translation by @1kamma in #1241$$$Add translation possibility for missing buttons by @rabelux in #1116$$$added missing translations for russian by @PhysShell in #1285$$$Polish translation fixes by @Piteriuz in #1328$$$Ukrainian translation additions by @r37r0m0d3l in #1392$$$Add .ino extension to C++ syntax highlighting by @BackThePortal in #1415$$$add scoop installation route by @Clausinho in #1397$$$Fix for Everything v1.5(a). Also supports v1.4 side by side. by @shanto in #1469$$$Improved MarkdownViewer by @KamilDev in #1490$$$Adds Open Data Folder option and dark mode support to tray menu. by @KamilDev in #1491$$$Multi Commander support by @Dreamoochy in #1398$$$Implement modern message box by @KamilDev in #1494$$$Github action workflow to run a build for the latest version by @mooflu in #1337$$$Implement Windows block detection and automatic fix by @KamilDev in #1495$$$Fix ArchiveViewer by @KamilDev in #1497$$$Fix the issue where certain remote desktop software may generate drivers with unknown device types; causing null values in the values obtained by GetGPUNames; which leads to program crash during startup by @josStorer in #1532
QuickLook Video Version 2.21
Release Date
2/17/2025
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Video Version 2.21
Release Date
2/17/2025
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Thumbnails; static previews; cover art and metadata for video files
QuickLook Version 3.7.3.0
Release Date
11/23/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
#1210: Fix an issue where syntax highlighting does not work when previewing texts.
QuickLook Version 3.7.2
Release Date
11/5/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes
Changes$$$$$$#1153: Supports tabbed File Explorer in Windows 11 22H2.$$$#329: Adds an option (UseColorProfile) to respect monitor color profiles.$$$#1147: Uses Mica blur effect on Windows 10+.$$$Updates French; Polish; and Brazilian Portuguese translations.
QuickLook Version 3.7.1
Release Date
11/16/2021
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
#1028; #1032: fixed a bug where previewing from Open and Save File Dialogs are not working.$$$Update 3rd party dependencies.
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