Code Colors - Quicklook Preview plug-in is a 100% Swift, lightning-fast Quicklook Extension Plug-in for macOS.
It is different than others because it uses the new SwiftUI 'Text' capabilities, no html, no rtf,.
Lighting-fast means it's there before the sound the spacebar makes ends. [when filesize less than 4 memory pages]
- Any File Types:
.swift,.py,.yaml,.xml,.json, as well as files without extensions. --> please tell me what you need. - Syntax Highlighting: Already handles various expressions and symbols --> please tell me what else you need.
- Lazy Loading: Loads lines per chunks for immediate viewing, stops when view disapears.
- Pure Swift: Only the code that is necessary: the minimum.
- Main-Thread Offloading: All file loading and processing are done off the main thread, safeguarding against't system freezes.
- As safe as your file: Sandboxed, hardened, notarized, doesn't require internet or any permission whatsoever, doesn't run the files, but applies formatting on strings that match a pattern.
- No File Associations: Doesn't replace the default app for opening files, and text is selectable accross lines for copy/pasting.
Unzip, move somewhere such as /Applications, run once, quit the app: macOS should acknowledge the Quicklook Extension . Uninstall: as the extension stays within the app, remove the app to remove the extension.
I made the app because I was straining my eyes quicklooking python scripts, and I don't like to wait for Xcode to load.
- custom colors, color schemes
- import profiles
- line numbering
- Editing is very possible to implement however that might go beyond the scope
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