fits-previewer
Press space to preview your .fits and .fits.gz files in Finder on Mac OS
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GITHUB · launched Sep 21, 2026 · 8 upvotes (top 88%) · 0 views
Niche: macos system utilities · 448 launches, 31 in the last 7 days ▼ -30% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes This is a macOS Quick Look extension that parses standard FITS astronomical image headers and formats them into an NSImage/QLPreviewProvider.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 242 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #229 of 243 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 270 days after the earliest competitor.
- uFits · github · 2026-10-09 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.68
- QuickLook Pro · ph · 2026-09-24 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- filefit.space · ph · 2026-11-03 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- MacPacker · hn · 2026-08-11 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- macOS window switcher replacement that keeps each Space separate · hn · 2026-10-25 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- SpaceScope · ph · 2026-09-24 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Quick-Look-for-LINKS · github · 2026-10-13 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- hatchzip · github · 2026-10-21 · 1901 upvotes · similarity 0.42
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