Finder Quick Look

Finder Quick Look is the fastest Burrete surface:

Select a molecular file in Finder.
Press Space.
Inspect the preview without opening the desktop workspace.

A Burrete Finder Quick Look window previewing a molecular structure.

Quick Look is optimized for previewing the selected file. Use the desktop workspace when you need tabs, project navigation, grids, Ketcher, or maintenance panels.

Registration lifecycle

Open Burrete once after install so macOS can register the app bundle and preview extension. If the app was replaced or updated, Finder can keep stale Quick Look state until the cache is refreshed.

Refresh Quick Look manually with:


qlmanage -r
qlmanage -r cache
killall quicklookd 2>/dev/null || true

Diagnostics

For normal installs, start with:


bunx burrete doctor

For developer builds, the repository uses a BURRETE_DEV_FLAVOR value to avoid colliding with release bundle identifiers and other local installs.