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Alexander Raab edited this page Jul 12, 2021 · 6 revisions

QuickLook works with these File Managers out-of-box.

The previewing ability can be extended by new plugins.

Read the plugin interface, context object for more information.
Out-of-box plugins contain more detailed implementation.
A “Hello World” plugin is available for a starting point.

Note that any plugin must be under the QuickLook.Plugin namespace and has the filename similar to QuickLook.Plugin.YourPlugin.dll.

Integrating with File Managers

From the command line (MSI and ZIP versions)

Assign a custom hotkey that fires event QuickLook.exe "c:\a\path\here".

From the command line (MSI, ZIP, and Windows Store versions)

Download the helper: Bridge.zip (complied EXE & source code).
Assign a custom hotkey that calls Bridge.exe "c:\a\path\here".

For developers

Get the code sample from https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook/issues/557 or the above Bridge.zip.

Build the code yourself

Install Git and VS2019.
Install WiX and VS2019 extension: https://wixtoolset.org/releases/.
Clone this repo, do remember to clone submodules (for QuickLook.Common).
Set PowerShell execution policy to unrestricted (how-to).
Double-click on QuickLook.sln, select build profile Release, and build the solution.
Find a MSI packages under Build/.
If you want a ZIP package, run the script at Scripts/pack-zip.ps1.