Support

Help with SpacePane on a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

Contact: email [email protected]. Include your macOS version, the SpacePane version (shown on the About page in the app) and the file's extension, such as .yaml. Please don't attach private files or anything containing passwords or keys.

Getting started

Open SpacePane once after installing it.
In System Settings, go to General → Login Items & Extensions and turn on SpacePane's Quick Look extensions. The General page in SpacePane has a button that opens System Settings.
Select a supported file in Finder and press Space. When macOS uses SpacePane for the type, its preview opens.

Choose which file types SpacePane handles on its File Types page, and change fonts and color schemes on the Theme page. The General page has the switches for live reload and content thumbnails, and a scan for other Quick Look extensions.

Common questions

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Getting started

Common questions

A file shows another app's preview, or the standard one

How do I find other apps that preview the same files?

I changed a setting but a thumbnail looks the same

A file shows a plain icon instead of its content

STL, OBJ, PLY and 3MF models don't show in 3D

A file in iCloud Drive or on a network share won't preview

Some text is shown as ••••

What do the findings above a preview mean?

A finding flags a file I trust

A preview doesn't update when the file changes

How do I change the colors?

How do I uninstall SpacePane?

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