peek-cli – CLI tool that opens a file or folder in your browser

peek-cli is a tiny Rust command-line tool that lets you instantly preview any file (PDFs, images, videos, code, markdown, documents, archives…) directly in your default web browser — from the terminal.

Your browser opens with a clean, fast preview UI — no installing heavy software, no waiting for apps to load.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Instant preview of PDFs, images, videos, code, markdown, text, archives and more.
• Beautiful browser-based UI — no external viewers needed.
• Smart file detection & syntax highlighting for code.
• Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows.
• Written in Rust — fast, safe, tiny binary (~5–10 MB).
• Works offline — no cloud upload.

Website: github.com/lyznne/peek
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Developer: Enos Muthiani
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

peek-cli is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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