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24 alternatives to Peek - The Ultimate Quick Look Extension

Text copying, scroll restoration, syntax highlighting & more

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Peek - The Ultimate Quick Look Extension launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Glance▲157
All-in-one Quick Look plugin for macOS
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
iPreview▲139
Powerful macOS quick look extension application
2022 · ipreview.app · its alternatives →
3
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Hints▲492
Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized
2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →
5
Snapdown▲137
Turn anything on your Mac screen into clean Markdown
Aug 2026 · snapdown.com.au · its alternatives →
6
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →
7
Tidy▲98
Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.
Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →
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Glance▲81
Preview .md files instantly with quick look
May 2026 · glance.md · its alternatives →
9
Glint▲107
Claude Code activity, right where you want it.
Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →
10
Unfold▲123
Extend macOS Quick Look to folders, archives & code files
Mar 2026 · unfold.tools · its alternatives →
11
Copied▲162
Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets
2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →
12
Pure Paste▲164
Paste as plain text by default
2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
13
QuickLens▲81
Inspect the UI of apps, illustrations & websites like a PRO!
2021 · its alternatives →
14
TextSniper▲204
Capture any text from your Mac's screen
2020 · textsniper.app · its alternatives →
15
FolderPlus▲101
Peek inside any folder without opening it
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Better Clipboard▲88
Smarter copy-paste for macOS. New version!
Mar 2026 · cuatro.studio · its alternatives →
17
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
18
Xnip▲135
Handy screenshot & annotation tool for macOS.🖥
2019 · xnipapp.com · its alternatives →
19
showmd▲204
Markdown was never meant to be previewed plain text
Apr 2026 · showmd.yetanother.one · its alternatives →
20
Snaplight for iOS and Mac▲115
Spotlight the most important part of an image in seconds
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
22
ClipMark▲113
Never lose anything you copy again
Apr 2026 · clip-mark.com · its alternatives →
23
Marked QL▲159
Instant markdown previews in Finder
Jul 2026 · markedapp.com · its alternatives →
24
Copy any code to clipboard in OS X, adding proper syntax highlighting▲55
Copy Syntax Highlight for OS X is an OS X service which copies the selected text to the clipboard, with proper syntax highlighting for the given language. - GitHub - minimaxir/copy-syntax-highlight-osx: Copy Syntax Highlight for OS X is an OS X service which copies the selected text to the clipboard
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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