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WEBM/MKV thumbnails and Quick Look previews not working in ForkLift 4.6.3 with QLVideo on macOS 26 #197

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@keendot

Thanks for the great work on ForkLift. I've been a happy user for a long time and it's become one of my essential macOS apps.
While investigating a thumbnail issue, I found what appears to be a compatibility problem with recent versions of QLVideo.

Environment:

  • macOS 26
  • ForkLift 4.6.3 (474)
  • Installed via Setapp
  • QLVideo (latest version from GitHub)
  • QLVideo extension is properly registered and working

Issue:
WEBM and MKV files do not show thumbnails, Quick Look previews, or media metadata in ForkLift.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install the latest version of QLVideo.
  2. Open a folder containing WEBM or MKV files in ForkLift.
  3. Enable thumbnail view or select a file and press Space.

Expected result:

  • Thumbnail is displayed.
  • Quick Look preview works.
  • Media metadata (duration, resolution, codec information, etc.) is available.

Actual result:

  • Generic file icon is displayed instead of a thumbnail.
  • Pressing Space shows only the file icon.
  • No media metadata is available.

Additional observations:

  • Finder displays thumbnails correctly.
  • Finder Quick Look preview works correctly and plays the video.
  • QLVideo is properly registered and functioning in Finder.
  • MP4, MOV, JPG, GIF, and WEBP files work normally in ForkLift.
  • The issue only affects formats provided through QLVideo (WEBM and MKV).
  • mdls reports WEBM files correctly as org.webmproject.webm.
  • Older QLVideo version 2.20 worked correctly in ForkLift and displayed thumbnails for WEBM/MKV files.
  • The problem appears only with recent QLVideo versions.
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