Spacebar Quick Preview
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Package name
- spacebar-quick-preview
License
- MIT
Last updated
- 14 November 2026 - latest/stable
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Spacebar instant file previewer for images, PDFs, docs, audio & archives
A lightweight Linux alternative to QuickLook for instant Spacebar file previews and metadata inspection. Independent open-source Linux tool, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Paddy Xu or QL-Win.
FEATURES • Tab 0 — Preview Stage & Spacebar Quick Peek: Browse folders starting from your real home directory or removable media; press Space or Enter on any file to pop open an instant lightweight preview window, or view live in the embedded Preview Stage. Supports images (zoom, fit-to-window, 100%, JPEG EXIF IFD metadata), PDFs (page count and extracted text via PyPDF2), DOCX, XLSX, ODT, ODS, EML, Markdown (rendered or raw), syntax-highlighted source code, audio ID3/FLAC/WAV tag inspection, archive entry listings (.zip, .7z, .tar.zst, .tar.*, .rar), and instant offset/ASCII Hex Dump toggle for binaries. • Tab 1 — Batch & Metadata Inspector: Queue multiple files or folders to inspect image EXIF, audio tags, PDF properties, and stream-computed MD5, SHA-256, and CRC32 checksums with CSV and TXT report export. • Tab 2 — Preview Rules & Settings: Configure maximum preview size limit, hex dump byte cap, default zoom mode, preview font size, extension filter rules, and English / Vietnamese bilingual UI persisted locally.
SUPPORT & DONATE • Created by Thanh Nguyen — https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b
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