Folder Preview is a simple, powerful, and a must-have tool for anyone serious about file organization on Mac.
download from app storeRight off the bat, I want to say Folder Preview is something you don’t know you need until you have it. I picked up Folder Preview a week or so before its developer reached out to see if we would be interested in checking it out. I am currently rocking two NAS units and a DAS connected to my Mac Studio. These storage arrays are packed with stuff I have created or downloaded over the years. There are folders upon folders of random things, all mixed together with items I want to keep. Folder Preview saves me so much time by allowing me to hit the spacebar on my Mac on a folder to preview what’s inside. It’s absolutely genius.
About Folder Preview
Folder Preview is a lightweight macOS utility that lets you instantly preview the contents of any folder without opening it. Designed for speed and simplicity, it enhances your workflow by showing thumbnails or a quick list of files with just a click or hover. Whether you’re organizing documents, browsing media, or managing downloads, Folder Preview helps you stay efficient and focused.
The developer, Anybox Ltd, is known for creating streamlined, privacy-conscious macOS utilities. While detailed background information about the company is limited, their portfolio includes several productivity-focused applications available on the Mac App Store, such as:
Anybox – A bookmark and read-later manager. Pinning – A calendar countdown tool. Seamless – An app for syncing links and images. Current – An app offering text widgets.These applications reflect Anybox Ltd’s commitment to enhancing user productivity and experience on macOS platforms.
In line with their user-centric approach, Folder Preview is offered as a utility that integrates seamlessly with macOS’s Quick Look feature, allowing users to preview folder contents directly in Finder. The app emphasizes privacy, as it does not collect user data, and it requires minimal system permissions, only needing to be enabled as a Quick Look extension. This design philosophy underscores Anybox Ltd’s focus on creating tools that are both functional and respectful of user privacy.
Key features include:
Instant folder content previews Customizable view options (grid or list) Support for images, videos, documents, and more Seamless integration with Finder Minimal impact on system performancePricing and Availability
Folder Preview is available for $1.99 through the Mac App Store.
Privacy Policy
According to the Mac App Store, this app does not collect any user data. The full privacy policy can be found here.
User Experience
You don’t realize how much time you spend looking for a file inside these drives until you have used Folder Preview. I can now mouse over the folder, hit the space bar, and see the contents inside. This gives me a quick way to view without needing to open each folder inside my external drives. There are a few settings that really make this utility sing.
Preview ZIP files – This is fantastic for me. Since I have folders upon folders in my RAIDs, I can now use Folder Preview to quickly see what’s inside each archive. There is a limitation with this setting, though. It only appears to work with ZIP-compressed files. I use Keka to compress my files into 7-Zip archives. Folder Preview does not read these files. Expand all child folders – This feature has saved me hours of headaches lately. I’ve been searching for a very specific old file that I knew was stored on a specific drive. I just couldn’t remember where. Since I nest folders inside of folders, I was faced with opening dozens of folders just to find that one file. If you toggle “Expand all child folders,” you have the ability to preview all files inside your nested folders. One of the things I like the most about this setting is that you can switch it on and off. So if you are looking for a specific file, you can switch it on, but for standard use, you can toggle it back off. Folder depth – While you might be compelled to turn this setting to 5, I would caution against this. Part of the charm of this app is its speed. As the setting warns, it takes much longer for deep hierarchies to show results. Again, you can change this as needed.Before I got serious about storage, I would toss random files together in a folder just to store it. So, I have thousands of folders inside other folders on my external storage drives. It’s a mess. I’ve been trying to sort it all out, and Folder Preview has been a great help to me on this.
One bummer about this app is that it only provides a ‘read-only’ preview of the files. This means that you can’t really interact with the files in your folders — only look at them. While being able to view the contents of folders is helpful to me, I would love to be able to rename files or move them between folders with this preview functionality. That said, I do understand that would ruin the ‘lightweight’ feature of this app.
Conclusion
Folder Preview is one of those macOS utilities you don’t realize you need until you start using it. For users managing large amounts of local or external storage, it becomes an absolute time-saver, allowing you to quickly peek inside folders without disrupting your workflow. Although it has a few limitations—like its read-only nature and limited support for archive formats—the app still feels incredibly lightweight, polished, and thoughtfully designed. It’s the kind of tool that quietly but powerfully upgrades your daily Mac experience.
If you’re serious about file organization—or even if you’re just tired of clicking endlessly through folders—Folder Preview is easily worth the small $1.99 investment.
For more information, visit anybox.ltd/folder-preview
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