Unfold 2.8.2
Unfold 2.8.2 for Mac
Unfold is a Mac app that makes Quick Look more useful. It lets you preview files that macOS normally doesn’t show very well, without opening another app. The idea is simple. Select a file in Finder, press Space, and Unfold shows you more information about it. This is especially useful for folders, ZIP and RAR files, source code, Markdown files, ebooks, and other less common file types.
One of the best things about Unfold is that it doesn’t make you learn a new way to browse files. You continue using Finder and Quick Look as usual.
For example, imagine you’ve downloaded a ZIP file but don’t know what’s inside. Normally, you would open or extract it first. With Unfold, you can select the archive, press Space, and check its contents before extracting anything. The same idea works with folders. Instead of opening several folders to find the right one, you can preview their contents directly from Finder.
Unfold is also useful for developers and people who work with technical files. It can display source code with colors and formatting, making files such as Python, JavaScript, Swift, JSON, YAML, and many others easier to read.
Markdown files can also be displayed in a formatted view instead of showing only the original text. Unfold also supports Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX files. The app isn’t limited to development files. It supports ebook formats such as EPUB and FB2, comic formats such as CBR and CBZ, subtitle files, torrent files, web archives, and several archive formats.

Features
- Preview folders without opening them
- See the total size of folders
- Browse the contents of ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, and other archive files
- Preview source code with syntax highlighting
- Preview JSON and configuration files
- Read Markdown files in a formatted view
- View Mermaid diagrams
- Preview LaTeX files
- Preview EPUB and FB2 ebooks
- Preview CBR and CBZ comics
- Preview subtitle files
- Preview web archives
- Preview torrent information
- Preview tabular files such as TSV
- Support for more than 250 file extensions
- Enable or disable individual preview types
- Works directly through macOS Quick Look
Technical Details
- Software Name: Unfold MacOS
- Software File Name: Unfold 2.8.2.dmg
- Version: 2.8.2
- File Size: 13 MB
- File Extension: DMG
- License Type: Premium
- Developer: Jacob Rizzo
