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Install quicklook-video with Homebrew Cask
Thumbnails, static previews, cover art and metadata for video files. Version 3.12 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Thumbnails, static previews, cover art and metadata for video files
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Project history and usage
QuickLook Video extends macOS Finder, Quick Look, Spotlight, and AVFoundation with thumbnails, previews, metadata, and codec support for many non-native media formats.
Project history
Jonathan Harris has developed QuickLook Video since 2014. Earlier releases supplied traditional Quick Look and Spotlight integration. Version 3 adopted Apple's Media Extensions and AVFoundation for non-native formats and codecs while retaining Spotlight metadata support.
Adoption history
The project has been packaged as a Homebrew cask and documented that installation route in its official guide. It serves Mac users who keep media in containers and codecs that Finder, Quick Look, Spotlight, or AVFoundation do not handle natively.
How it is used
After installation and one launch, Finder automatically generates supported thumbnails and previews; the app does not need to remain open. Users can press Space for Quick Look, inspect metadata in Get Info, refresh thumbnail caches, and manage embedded cover art for supported containers.
Why package nerds care
QuickLook Video fills a long-standing gap in the macOS desktop by making formats such as Matroska, WebM, AVI, Windows Media, Ogg, Flash Video, and RealMedia behave more like native media in Finder. It combines codec libraries with macOS extension points rather than requiring a separate media browser.
Timeline
- 2014: The project's documented copyright period begins.
- 2017: The official wiki documented broad Finder preview and metadata support for non-native video formats.
- Version 3: The project moved from traditional Quick Look extensions to Media Extensions and AVFoundation integration.
Related projects
- FFmpeg and dav1d are included as media-processing components.
- Perian previously extended the older QuickTime framework for a similar class of formats.
- VLC and IINA are complementary full media players recommended when interactive playback features exceed Quick Look's scope.
Sources
- Official README: https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo#readme
- Official getting-started guide: https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo/wiki/Getting-Started
- Official releases: https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo/releases
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for quicklook-video. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version3.12
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:quicklook-video |
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| Version | 3.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/quicklook-video |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo |
| Repository | https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Marginal/QuickLookVideo/releases/download/rel-312/QLVideo_312.dmg |
| SHA-256 | c367f73ee4a0253bb6282564b406954e1d7b854facf2ef73dd8a0ac02c1ba7e8 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | quicklook-video |
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| Disabled | no |
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