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AVIFQuickLook vs Syntax Highlight

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

AVIFQuickLook

7.0
Utilities

Quick Look Plugin for AVIF images

Syntax Highlight

7.5
Developer Tools

Quicklook extension for source files

Metric AVIFQuickLook Syntax Highlight
Category Utilities Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 7.5
30-day Installs 16 854
90-day Installs 46 2.3K
365-day Installs 275 7.5K
Version 1.2.0 2.1.30
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 185 3.9K
GitHub Forks 5 94
Open Issues 3 82
License MIT GPL-3.0
Language C C++
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 5mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Apr 20, 2020

Reviews

AVIFQuickLook

AVIFQuickLook is a macOS Quick Look plugin that enables users to preview AVIF images without opening additional applications. It supports AVIF format, making it ideal for designers and users who work with modern image formats.

Enables Quick Look preview of AVIF image files on macOS.

Pros

  • + Supports AVIF image format for Quick Look preview
  • + Integrates seamlessly with macOS system
  • + Open-source with MIT license

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Does not support animated AVIF playback

Syntax Highlight

Syntax Highlight is a macOS QuickLook extension that provides syntax highlighting for source code files, making it easier for developers to preview and work with code directly from the Finder.

Quickly previews source code files with syntax highlighting using the macOS QuickLook feature.

Pros

  • + Integrates seamlessly with macOS QuickLook for convenient code previewing
  • + Supports a wide range of programming languages out of the box
  • + Free and open-source under the GPL-3.0 license

Cons

  • - Some open issues regarding compatibility with newer macOS versions
  • - Occasional bugs that affect user experience, though many are resolved