QuickLook

Fixes

• Pressing arrow keys in explorer window will bring up QuickLook even when not previewing.
• Shorter auto-hide timeout for the title bar when previewing images and videos.
• Add back the volume slider, which is missing in v0.3.0 but useful for touchscreens.

This release is not currently on the Windows Store. However, you may install it manually by downloading the .appx package from below.

Should you decided to use the .zip portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

Improvements

• Meet the new UI design contributed by @OiCkilL! Go #56 to see how it looks.
• New icons designed by @QubitsDev. Go #56 again to see how it looks.

Fixes

• Minor changes on Chinese (Taiwan) translation.
• #63: Add Netpbm formats to images.

Known Issues

• (Fixed in 0.3.1) Pressing arrow keys in explorer window will bring up QuickLook even when not previewing.

This release is not currently on the Windows Store. However, you may install it manually by downloading the .appx package from below.

Should you decided to use the .zip portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

Fixes

• Fix the instability when previewing video and audios, which was introduced in version 0.2.4.
• #50: Window moved unexpectedly when size is small.
• #55: Incorrect plural words: "files" and "folders" when there is only one of which.

Improvements

• Chinese (Taiwan) translation (Thanks to 2htw.)

Should you decided to use the .zip portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

Note: this new unosquare/FFME control is not very stable at the moment which may stop responding when switching between multimedia files (See #42.) Try not do that too frequent. Terminate QuickLook.exe if that happens. I am now working on a fix.

Fixes

• Icon resolution is low on Hi-DPI devices when installing from the Windows Store.
• #24: Encoding of file names in .zip archive is not correct when it mismatches with system code page.
• #32, #37 and #44: AccessViolationException crash when previewing from a File Explorer window on a few devices.

Improvements

• #40: Spanish (Spain) translation.
• #18: Touchscreen friendly: scroll and pinch zoom with your finger :)
• #46: Click on the 📌 pin icon for the second time will now close the window.
• #26 and #43: New home-cooked GIF and APNG viewer.
• #43: Audio files now play correctly.
• Redesigned video & audio player UI (great thanks to unosquare/FFME!)
• Determine supported video & audio formats by on FFprobe from FFmpeg.
• Use self-compiled FFmpeg binaries to reduce file size.

QuickLook is now on the Windows Store!

This release is a in-place replacement of version 0.2.3.

Fixes

• Unexpected failure in version 0.2.3.
• #39: File encoding (e.g. GBK, Shift-JIS) is not detected correctly.

Improvements

• Multi-language support. If you would like to contribute a translation, see this page.
• Minor font and UI tweaking.
• You may “pin” a preview window to keep it for later use.
  

I have signed the installer package with a valid certificate from CERTUM, however it may take days before SmartScreen recognises it. If SmartScreen blocks you from installation, choose “More info” -> “Run anyway”.

Should you decided to use the portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

A bug in the release can can cause unexpected failure when previewing text files. I am working on a fix and will post an update soon.
Do not use this version.

Fixes

• The scroll bars in PDF and Image viewer is not useable.
• The preview window is not on top in first-time show.
• Fail to invoke preview from an Open Dialog which belongs to a 32-bit application.
• Error message may shown when uninstalling.

Improvements

• .csv, Outlook .msg and .eml viewers.
• Enlarged scroll bars.
• You can now drag and move the window by click-hold-move anywhere in the InfoPanel (which is the one when you previewing a directory.)
• Update 3rd party packages: Gif lib, compress lib etc.

I have signed the installer package with a valid certificate from CERTUM, however it may take days before SmartScreen recognises it. If SmartScreen blocks you from installation, choose “More info” -> “Run anyway”.

Should you decided to use the portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

Fixes

• Text is too big when previewing HTML and Markdown files

Improvements

• #27: The preview window is no longer top-most.
• #30: “Table of Contents” for Markdown files.
• #29: Build-in 3rd-party file manager support (also take a look at this)
  • Everything
  • Directory Opus

Note: Should you decided to use the portable package, remember to unlock it before extraction.

From now on, QuickLook will be licensed under GPLv3, instead of LGPLv3.

• Huuuge Improvement: QuickLook can now preview selected files from Open and Save File Dialogs (See screenshot below.)
• Speedup the previewing invoked by command line QuickLook.exe C:\path\to\file.txt
• Window placement improvement: now the preview window will not be centered to screen all the time.

Fixes

• #23: Closing a paused terminal with the spacebar triggers the preview
• The loading is not asynchronous which blocks the UI animation.
• Minor bug fixes.

Improvements

• QuickLook is now a native 64-bit application. It will also run as a 32-bit one in a 32-bit OS.
• VideoViewer: Video is now muted by default. You need to press a button to unmute it (see picture below).
• ArchiveViewer: Now you can preview .tar.gz .tar.xz and .tar.bz2 archives (upstream updates).

Fixes

• Scroll/Zoom with a precision touchpad is too fast.
• #25: Can't drag file on Desktop or in explorer after pressing ESC key twice.

Improvements

• Abandon Webkit browser engine: reduce package size by half.
• Add supports for Adobe PSD and Camera RAW images: use ImageMagick to decode images (backed by ImageMagick.)

Fixes

• #22: Dialogs, e.g. alert(), in .html file may lock the preview window.
• Pressing Space key will not close the IPreviewHandler previews like Word and Excel.

Improvements

• #16: Preview OpenDocument formats with MS Office.
• Pressing Enter key will execute/open the file.
• Pressing Esc key will close the preview.
• Move to .NET Framework 4.6.2.
• More aggressive memory claim after window close (1 second after closing window).
• Minor UI improvements.
• Minor stability improvements.

Fix: error message when closing Excel preview in standalone mode.
Add: "Open with"/"Run" button (Pressing "Enter" will NOT invoke the button in this release)

Fix: The second instance will crash because of something.pid error.
Fix: #19 .jpeg file is not handled correctly.
Improvement: Better and faster window resize.
Improvement: Refined Office file viewer (with minor flaws e.g. Lock up in Excel window*)

*Note: This is a known issue for Microsoft [LINK].If you encounter the lock up, try “... change your focus to another app and then come back to Excel again to work around this issue”.

Fix: press arrow key will bring up the preview window, even when it has been previously closed.
Fix: memory leak when switching file with arrow keys.
Fix: incorrect window position when there are multiple monitors (#12).
Fix: visual flickering while switching preview target.
Add: .msi installer package.

Improve loading speed (feedback wanted.)
Response to arrow keys.
Apply aero glass effect also on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.

Command line support: preview by executing QuickLook.exe path_to_file. Executing the command again will close the preview window. Hint: The F3 hotkey from Total Commander.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Adding HTML viewer backed by Webkit (.htm, .html).
Adding Markdown viewer (.md).

QuickLook will not crash when previewing corrupt files (#7).
Set assembly version to real version number (#7).

Add tray icon.
Support autostart.

A new VideoPlayer that support many video files (backed by FFmpeg)
Optimise preview window close logic invoked by SPACE key.