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 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
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   "summary": "QuickLook is a free Windows program that lets you preview a file by selecting it and pressing the Space key, without opening its full app. It is for everyday Windows users who want to quickly look at documents, pictures, videos and many other file types.",
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   "summary": "PowerToys PowerRename is one of over 30 free utilities bundled in Microsoft PowerToys, a set of add-ons that customize Windows. It is for Windows users who want to rename many files at once.",
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   "note": "Peek is one of 30+ utilities; the README does not describe its preview details.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
   "score": 45
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   "id": "gnome-sushi",
   "name": "GNOME Sushi",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/gnome-sushi/",
   "summary": "Sushi is a quick file previewer for the GNOME desktop: press a key in the file manager to see a file's contents without opening it. It is meant for people who use the GNOME file manager Files (Nautilus) on Linux.",
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   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
   "score": 33
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