Getting started

Super Preview opens PDFs, Word and OpenDocument files, spreadsheets, eBooks, comics, pictures, Markdown, code and plain text. It picks the right view for each file.

Install

Pick the file for your computer. The dialog lists every file in the newest release, with yours first.

Download

macOS

Open the disk image and drag the app to Applications. It needs macOS 13 or later.

Windows

Run the setup file. SmartScreen may ask once, since the files are not code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.

Linux

Run the install command below, or pick the AppImage, .deb or .rpm for your system.

Linux install

Run this in a terminal. It needs no sudo.

curl -fsSL https://static.superpreview.app/super-preview/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

The script downloads the AppImage for your computer and checks it against the release’s checksums. It adds Super Preview to your app menu, with the app in ~/.local/share/super-preview and a super-preview command in ~/.local/bin.

Run the same command again to reinstall. To remove the app, add --uninstall. Your settings are kept.

curl -fsSL https://static.superpreview.app/super-preview/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

To install for every user in /opt instead, download the script and run sudo bash install.sh --system.

Manual Linux install

Download a file for your computer and SHA256SUMS from the Download dialog into one folder. Then check it. The line for your file should say OK.

sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS

Then install the one you picked, with its name in place of FILE.

File	Command
AppImage	chmod +x FILE.AppImage && ./FILE.AppImage
.deb	sudo apt install ./FILE.deb
.rpm	sudo dnf install ./FILE.rpm

Open a document

Drop a file on the window, or click Open… and pick one. You can also choose Super Preview in Open With, from Finder or your file manager.

⌘O opens the picker too, or Ctrl+O on Windows and Linux. Open as many files as you like, and switch between them in the sidebar.

Zoom

⌘+ and ⌘− zoom in and out, and ⌘0 goes back to normal size. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl in place of ⌘.

Change the look

Click Appearance at the foot of the sidebar. There you pick the style, the colours and an accent.

The styles are macOS, Windows and GNOME. The colours are Auto, Light, Dim and Dark.

Updates

Super Preview looks for a new version a few seconds after it opens. When one is ready, click Install and restart, or Later to keep going.

Need help?

The Troubleshoot page has the common fixes and where to ask.