Last updated: April 15, 2026

Syntax Look is made by Tent Studios, LLC. We collect zero data—everything happens on your device.

What we don’t collect

No analytics or tracking of any kind
No network requests—the app and extension work entirely offline
No accounts or sign-in required
No file contents are uploaded—previews render locally on your Mac
No usage statistics are sent anywhere

How Syntax Look works

Syntax Look is a macOS Quick Look preview extension bundled with a small container app. When you press Space on a supported file in Finder, macOS asks the extension for a preview. Syntax Look reads the file on your local machine, runs it through a bundled highlight.js syntax-highlighting engine inside JavaScriptCore, and renders the highlighted output into a native NSTextView.

Everything runs on your device. No data leaves your Mac.

Permissions and sandboxing

The Quick Look extension is sandboxed by macOS—the OS grants it read-only access to a single file only at the moment you ask to preview that file. Syntax Look has no network entitlements, no background processing, and no access to the rest of your filesystem. The extension cannot reach files you did not explicitly ask to preview.

Third-party libraries

Syntax Look bundles highlight.js (BSD-3-Clause) for syntax highlighting. It runs locally in a JavaScriptCore sandbox and makes no network requests. Full attribution and license details are available in-app under About → Open Source Notices.

Children’s privacy

Syntax Look is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If this policy is updated, the “Last updated” date above will change and a summary of changes will appear here.

Contact

For privacy questions or concerns, email support@tentstudios.com.