Alternatives

Products that do what Glance does

All-in-one Quick Look plugin for macOS

1
iPreview▲139
Powerful macOS quick look extension application
2022
2
Glance▲81
Preview .md files instantly with quick look
May 2026
3
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025
4GA
Glance – All-in-One Quick Look Plugin for macOS▲7
2020 · github.com
5
Informant▲133
Inspect files on macOS with a single click.
2021
6
Vista▲113
The image viewer macOS should have built.
Apr 2026
7
macOS UI Library▲247
A comprehensive macOS UI Library, brought to you by Sketch
2018
8
Unfold▲123
Extend macOS Quick Look to folders, archives & code files
Mar 2026
9
OwlOCR 4.0▲261
Near instant text recognition for Mac!
2020
10
Palette For Mac▲205
A menu bar based colour contrast analyser
2016
11
Markoff▲94
A free Markdown previewer for OS X
2016
12
Recent File Picker for macOS▲100
Quick access to recent files
2025
13
FolderPlus▲101
Peek inside any folder without opening it
Jun 2026
14AT
Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS▲156
2019 · github.com
15
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014
16
Snapdown▲137
Turn anything on your Mac screen into clean Markdown
Aug 2026 · snapdown.com.au
17
Looq: Preview Files▲99
A better Quick Look: code, Markdown, Mermaid, SQLite & more
Mar 2026
18
Marked QL▲159
Instant markdown previews in Finder
Jul 2026
19
Paste Quick▲109
Quick clipboard and copy/paste manager
2025
20
QuickRight▲97
The missing right-click features for macOS Finder
May 2026
21
showmd▲204
Markdown was never meant to be previewed plain text
Apr 2026
22
Glance ▲87
Real browser for Claude Code Test, Screenshot, Automate
Mar 2026
23
Viso▲128
Beautiful minimal image viewer for MacOS
2019
24
DockDoor▲166
Window peeking and alt-tab functionality for macOS
2025

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Refine with a description →