QuickLook/OPTIONS.md

OPTIONS

This document summarizes the current repository's advanced configuration options. All options are stored in XML config files under QuickLook data location:

• %APPDATA%\pooi.moe\QuickLook\ for installed mode
• UserData\ next to the executable for portable mode

Each config file is named after its domain, e.g. QuickLook.config, QuickLook.Plugin.ImageViewer.config, QuickLook.Plugin.VideoViewer.config.

Config file format

The config file is a simple XML document. If the file does not exist, run QuickLook once and then create it.

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Settings>
  <ShowTrayIcon>True</ShowTrayIcon>
  <UseTransparency>True</UseTransparency>
</Settings>

QuickLook.config options

<ShowTrayIcon>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Show or hide the tray icon.
• Example:
  • <ShowTrayIcon>False</ShowTrayIcon> to hide the tray icon.

<UseTransparency>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Enable or disable window transparency for the preview window.
• Example:
  • <UseTransparency>False</UseTransparency> to disable transparency.

<WindowBackdrop>

• Default: Auto
• Type: String (enum)
• Description: Choose the backdrop style for the preview window when transparency is enabled.
• Supported values:
  • Auto
  • None
  • Mica
  • Acrylic
  • Acrylic10
  • Acrylic11
  • Tabbed
• Example:
  • <WindowBackdrop>Acrylic</WindowBackdrop>

<WindowBackgroundColor>

• Default: empty
• Type: String
• Description: Custom preview window background color. The value is parsed by WPF BrushConverter.
• Example:
  • <WindowBackgroundColor>#FFC0CB</WindowBackgroundColor>

<Topmost>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Keep the preview window on top of other windows.
• Example:
  • <Topmost>True</Topmost>

<ShowInTaskbar>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Show or hide the preview window in the taskbar.
• Example:
  • <ShowInTaskbar>True</ShowInTaskbar>

<CloseOnLostFocus>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Close the preview window when it loses focus.
• Example:
  • <CloseOnLostFocus>True</CloseOnLostFocus>

<ShowReload>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Show the Reload button in the preview window UI.
• Example:
  • <ShowReload>True</ShowReload>

<AutoReload>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Automatically reload the preview when the opened file changes on disk.
• Example:
  • <AutoReload>True</AutoReload>

<FocusWindowOnOpen>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Activate the preview window when a file is opened.
• Example:
  • <FocusWindowOnOpen>True</FocusWindowOnOpen>

<DisableAutoUpdateCheck>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Disable automatic update checks at startup.
• Example:
  • <DisableAutoUpdateCheck>True</DisableAutoUpdateCheck>

<LastUpdateTicks>

• Default: none / internal
• Type: Int64
• Description: Internal timestamp used to throttle automatic update checks; not usually edited by hand.
• Example:
  • <LastUpdateTicks>637xxxxxxx000000000</LastUpdateTicks>

<ProcessRenderMode>

• Default: 0 (RenderMode.Default)
• Type: Integer
• Description: Set process render mode at startup.
  • 0 = default rendering behavior
  • 1 = software-only rendering
• Example:
  • <ProcessRenderMode>1</ProcessRenderMode>

<TriedUnblock>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Internal flag used by plugin unblock logic after a security block attempt; not normally modified manually.
• Example:
  • <TriedUnblock>True</TriedUnblock>

Extension filter options

These keys are also stored in QuickLook.config.

<UseExtensionAllowlist>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: When True, only extensions listed in ExtensionAllowlist are allowed for preview. When False, ExtensionBlocklist is used instead.
• Example:
  • <UseExtensionAllowlist>True</UseExtensionAllowlist>

<ExtensionAllowlist>

• Default: empty
• Type: String
• Description: Semicolon/comma-separated list of allowed file extensions in allowlist mode. Use leading dots, e.g. .txt;.md.
• Example:
  • <ExtensionAllowlist>.txt;.md;.json</ExtensionAllowlist>

<ExtensionBlocklist>

• Default: contains .insv
• Type: String
• Description: Semicolon/comma-separated list of blocked file extensions in blocklist mode. Use leading dots.
• Example:
  • <ExtensionBlocklist>.insv;.exe</ExtensionBlocklist>

QuickLook.Plugin.ImageViewer.config options

<UseColorProfile>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Enable monitor color profile conversion for image preview. This may slow down image loading.
• Example:
  • <UseColorProfile>True</UseColorProfile>

<UseNativeProvider>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Use the native image provider for faster but less precise color output. Set to False for more accurate colors.
• Example:
  • <UseNativeProvider>False</UseNativeProvider>

<RenderSvgWeb>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Enable SVG rendering through the ImageViewer webview handler.
• Example:
  • <RenderSvgWeb>False</RenderSvgWeb>

<LastTheme>

• Default: 1 (Dark)
• Type: Integer
• Description: Remember the last theme used by the ImageViewer web preview.
  • 0 = None
  • 1 = Dark
  • 2 = Light
• Example:
  • <LastTheme>2</LastTheme>

QuickLook.Plugin.VideoViewer.config options

<ShouldLoop>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Loop video playback when the video reaches the end.
• Example:
  • <ShouldLoop>True</ShouldLoop>

<VolumeDouble>

• Default: 1.0
• Type: Double
• Description: Saved volume level for video playback. Value is clamped between 0.0 and 1.0.
• Example:
  • <VolumeDouble>0.75</VolumeDouble>

QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer.config options

<CheckPreviewHandler>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Check the registered Office preview handler before loading OfficeViewer-Native.
• Example:
  • <CheckPreviewHandler>False</CheckPreviewHandler>

<AlwaysUnblockProtectedView>

• Default: False
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Automatically unblock Protected View Internet zone identifiers for Office files without prompting.
• Example:
  • <AlwaysUnblockProtectedView>True</AlwaysUnblockProtectedView>

QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer.config options

<UseFormatDetector>

• Default: True
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Enable format detection for the text viewer to improve syntax highlighting choice.
• Example:
  • <UseFormatDetector>False</UseFormatDetector>

<AllowDarkTheme>

• Default: default theme behavior
• Type: Boolean
• Description: Allow dark theme usage in the text viewer when the system is in dark mode. If disabled, light theme is used even when the theme would otherwise be dark.
• Example:
  • <AllowDarkTheme>True</AllowDarkTheme>

Notes

• All option names are case-sensitive and stored as XML element names under <Settings>.
• Plugin option domain names correspond to config file names, e.g. QuickLook.Plugin.ImageViewer → QuickLook.Plugin.ImageViewer.config.
• LastUpdateTicks and TriedUnblock are internal state values and generally do not need manual editing.