AdobeXD MacOS Quick Look Plugin

Enables previews of XD files (Adobe Experience Designer).

Install

If you want to skip compilation and just install it, download release, unzip and copy QuickLookXD.qlgenerator to ~/Library/QuickLook/. To reach that folder in Finder, go to your Home, click on the Go menu on the top bar, hold the Option key and Library will magically appear.

Or copy it from a terminal:

cp -R QuickLookXD.qlgenerator ~/Library/QuickLook/

Demo

Notes

How to find the UTI of a file:

$ mdls -name kMDItemContentType ./docs/example/file01.xd
kMDItemContentType = "com.adobe.xd.project"

Testing the generated quick look bundle:

$ qlmanage -g QuickLookXD.qlgenerator -c com.adobe.xd.project -p document.xd
Testing Quick Look preview with files:
    /tmp/quicklookxd/document.xd
    - force using content type UTI: com.adobe.xd.project
    - force using generator at path: /tmp/quicklookxd/QuickLookXD.qlgenerator

References

• QuickLookASE
• QL plugin discussion
• XD format reference