QuickLook.Plugin.TorrentViewer

How-To-Use

1. Install plugin.
2. Modify QuickLook.exe.config and add the following lines into configuration/runtime section:

<configuration>
  <runtime>

    ...

    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.3.0" newVersion="4.0.3.0"/>
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>

    ...

  </runtime>
</configuration>

Restart QuickLook.exe, it should support to preview torrent file now.

Why the modify is necessary?

Because of the BencodeNET is target to the .Net Standard 2.0 (with System.Buffers 4.0.2.0), but the QuickLook is target to the .Net Framework 4.6.2 (with System.Buffers 4.0.3.0);

Also see:

• https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/1830
• https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/27774

Where is the QuickLook.exe.config?

It should nearby your QuickLook.exe file.

Unable to modify the Microsoft store version of QuickLook.exe.config

https://github.com/Cologler/QuickLook.Plugin.TorrentViewer/issues/3 reported this, but I have no idea how to solve it. ¯\(ツ)/¯