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🧬 QuickLookProtein 1.7.98

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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 May 04:15
v1.7.98
1b2e232

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.98

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.98.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.98.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.98.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.98.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.97..v1.7.98)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.98 fix: restore runDiagnosticSelfTest tail + net472 string.Contains
  • v1.7.98: FindQuickLookExe probes broadly + Mac Open-at-Login check
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.97 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 1b2e232 on 2026-05-28 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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🧬 QuickLookProtein 1.7.97

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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 May 03:49
v1.7.97
fa4991e

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.97

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.97.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.97.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.97.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.97.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.96..v1.7.97)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.97: CIF cartoon fallback + Store-aware Launch-at-startup
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.96 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit fa4991e on 2026-05-28 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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🧬 QuickLookProtein 1.7.96

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@github-actions github-actions released this 21 May 03:57
v1.7.96
282c19d

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.96

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.96.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.96.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.96.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.96.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.95..v1.7.96)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.96: Sparkle 4005 part 2 - spctl + stapler + cache diagnostics
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.95 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 282c19d on 2026-05-21 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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@github-actions github-actions released this 21 May 03:46
v1.7.95
3e7fb25

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.95

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.95.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.95.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.95.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.95.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.94..v1.7.95)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.95: one-click 'Clear quarantine flags' button (fixes Sparkle 4005)
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.94 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 3e7fb25 on 2026-05-21 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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@github-actions github-actions released this 21 May 03:05
v1.7.94
43cae24

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.94

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.94.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.94.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.94.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.94.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.93..v1.7.94)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.94: hunt down recurring SUSparkleErrorDomain 4005
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.93 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 43cae24 on 2026-05-21 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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@github-actions github-actions released this 21 May 02:33
v1.7.93
80871a5

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.93

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.93.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.93.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.93.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.93.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.92..v1.7.93)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.93: macOS UTI for .pdbqt so Quick Look actually invokes us
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.92 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 80871a5 on 2026-05-21 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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@github-actions github-actions released this 20 May 11:26
v1.7.92
4e4c902

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.92

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.92.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.92.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.92.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.92.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.91..v1.7.92)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.92: fix Mac self-test false negatives + Windows full self-test
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.91 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 4e4c902 on 2026-05-20 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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v1.7.91
e742c14

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.91

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.91.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.91.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.91.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.91.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.90..v1.7.91)

🔄 Auto-update

  • Update README.md

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.91 fix: restore @ViewBuilder on aboutPanel
  • v1.7.91: Mac — consolidate diagnostics under a dedicated Diagnostics tab
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.90 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit e742c14 on 2026-05-20 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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v1.7.90
30b96d6

🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.90

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.90.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.90.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.90.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.90.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.89..v1.7.90)

📝 Docs

  • restore Screenshots/QuickLook.mp4 alongside the GIF

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.90: Mac — drop duplicate 3Dmol attribution + diagnostic self-test
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.89 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 30b96d6 on 2026-05-20 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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🧬 QuickLookProtein 1.7.89

🧬 QuickLookProtein 1.7.89

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🎉 QuickLookProtein 1.7.89

A multi-format molecular Quick Look extension for macOS — press Space in Finder on a structure file, see the 3D molecule.

📥 Install

🍎 macOS

Option A — Disk image (recommended)

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.89.dmg — or click QuickLookProtein-1.7.89.dmg to always grab the latest.
  2. Open it and drag QuickLookProtein onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. Eject the disk image.

Option B — Zip

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-1.7.89.zip.
  2. Unzip and drag QuickLookProtein.app into your Applications folder.

Either way: open any .pdb / .cif / .sdf / .mol / .mol2 / .xyz / .gro / .cube / .pqr / .vasp / .cdjson / .mmtf file in Finder, hit Space for the interactive 3D preview, or switch to Icon View for molecular thumbnails.

🔐 macOS build is signed with Developer ID and notarised by Apple — Gatekeeper runs it without warning.

🪟 Windows — one click

  1. Download QuickLookProtein-Setup.exe from the Assets below.
  2. Double-click it. SmartScreen warns — click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Confirm the "Install QuickLookProtein…" prompt → Yes.
  4. Setup installs QuickLook if missing, drops the plugin in your user profile, restarts the tray.
  5. Press Space on a supported file in Explorer.

No admin, no PowerShell, no unzip.

Other install options
  • PowerShell one-liner — irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArioMoniri/QuickLookProtein/feature/ario-signed/Windows/install.ps1 | iex
  • Installer zip — unpack QuickLookProtein-Windows-Installer.zip, double-click install.bat.
  • Manual — install QuickLook for Windows, download QuickLookProtein-1.7.89.qlplugin, double-click it while QuickLook is running.

⚠️ The Windows installer is unsigned — SmartScreen will warn on first launch. The plugin runs inside QuickLook (not as a standalone exe).

📦 What's inside

  • 🧬 13 molecular file formats — PDB, CIF, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, MOL2, XYZ, GRO, CUBE, PDBQT, PQR, VASP, CDJSON, MMTF
  • 🎨 3Dmol.js-powered preview with cartoon / stick / sphere / line / surface styles
  • 🔄 Rotation, color schemes (spectrum / chain / element / secondary-structure / residue), background color, default zoom
  • 🖼️ Native cartoon-ribbon thumbnails for proteins; CPK space-filling for small molecules
  • 🪟 Lives in Quick Look (Space-bar) and in Finder icon view

📋 Changes (v1.7.88..v1.7.89)

🚀 Release / CI

  • macOS download buttons in release body were plain text

📝 Docs

  • restore screenshots (QuickLook demo GIF + Settings + System Settings)

🔧 Other

  • v1.7.89: fix NavigateToString 2MB crash + Store QL detection + README trim
  • Cask: bump to 1.7.88 + matching SHA256 [skip ci]

🧪 Built from commit 9490758 on 2026-05-20 by the release workflow.

🙏 Originally created by Jethro Hemmann (2021–2022). Multi-format upgrade by Ariorad Moniri (2026). Rendering by 3Dmol.js (Rego & Koes, 2015).

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