AVIFQuickLook

This is the macOS QuickLook plugin for AVIF (AV1 Image File Format). Including 10-bit HDR support.

Generate Finder thumbnails

QuickLook the image

These images are from AVIF Specification Test Files

Requirements

• macOS 10.11+ (Big Sur+)
• M1/Intel Mac are both supported

Build

• Xcode 13+
• CocoaPods 1.11+

pod install
open AVIFQuickLook.xcworkspace

Install

Homebrew Cask (New!)

brew install avifquicklook

Manual

1. Grab the latest AVIFQuickLook.qlgenerator from the Release Page, or build using Xcode.
2. Open Finder
3. Shift + Command + G, input ~/Library/QuickLook/ and press Enter. For macOS Catalina above, use /Library/QuickLook/ instead.
4. Drag AVIFQuickLook.qlgenerator into this folder. You may need to enter the password

Uninstall

Homebrew Cask (New!)

brew uninstall avifquicklook

Manual

1. Open Finder
2. Shift + Command + G, input ~/Library/QuickLook/ and press Enter. For macOS Catalina above, use /Library/QuickLook/ instead.
3. Delete AVIFQuickLook.qlgenerator

For macOS Big Sur+

If you face the issue that the AVIF preview is blank, please try running the following command:

xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/QuickLook/AVIFQuickLook.qlgenerator

Note the path is where you put the AVIFQuickLook.qlgenerator

Author

DreamPiggy, [email protected]

License

This project is released under the MIT license, see LICENSE.

Thanks

• libavif
• aom
• SDWebImageAVIFCoder
• Homebrew Cask