epubquicklook ☆

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Description:
Quick Look generator and Spotlight importer

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.8@0 | Tracked Since: Aug 5, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 578 | Forks: 57 | Language: C | Category: System utilities

Tags: epub quicklook spotlight macos ebooks preview

Install: brew install --cask epubquicklook

About:
ePub-quicklook is a macOS Quick Look generator and Spotlight importer plugin that enables native preview and search functionality for ePub files. It integrates directly with macOS's Quick Look system, allowing users to press the spacebar on any ePub file to see a formatted preview. The tool also makes ePub content searchable through Spotlight, providing full-text search capabilities for eBook collections.

Key Features:

Generates formatted Quick Look previews for ePub files
Enables full-text Spotlight search of ePub content
Native macOS integration requiring no separate application
Lightweight plugin architecture with minimal system impact

Use Cases:

Quickly previewing ePub files without opening a dedicated reader application
Searching through eBook collections using macOS Spotlight
Managing large libraries of ePub files with native macOS tools

Alternatives:

qlstephen – More general Quick Look plugin for plain text files, not ePub-specific
qlmarkdown – Quick Look plugin for Markdown files, different file format focus

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:17pm	1.8	0	VERSION_BUMP	9708b6ad