Hidden Defaults¶

Quicksilver contains many hidden preferences which can be edited by entering a command with the following format into Terminal.app. Alter the "Setting Name" and "Value" parts of the command depending on the preference you would like to change:

defaults write com.blacktree.Quicksilver "Setting Name" Value

An example:

defaults write com.blacktree.Quicksilver "QSLoadImagePreviews" NO

Some settings take an array. For example, to enable previews only for images, video, and audio files:

defaults write com.blacktree.Quicksilver QSFilePreviewTypes -array public.image \
public.movie public.audio com.adobe.pdf

Available Settings¶

Setting Name	Value	Description
`Delay Before Quitting`	YES or NO	Enable the "Hold `⌘Q` to quit" dialogue (YES) or disable it (NO)
`QSLoadImagePreviews`	YES or NO	Enable the loading of icon previews (YES) or disable it (NO)
`QSFilePreviewTypes`	an array of UTI strings	Fine-tune which file types get previews for aesthetic or performance reasons. Only applies if `QSLoadImagePreviews` is enabled.
`Show Release Notes on Upgrade`	YES or NO	Show the release notes when Quicksilver is updated (YES)
`QSUpdateWithoutAsking`	YES or NO	Allow Quicksilver to install app updates and plugin updates automatically, and restart without asking the user (YES) or to ask the user always (NO)
`QSIgnorePlugInBundleRequirements`	YES or NO	Ignore bundle, application, path, framework, Quicksilver version, and OS version requirements when loading plug-ins. (This is not recommended.) Architecture incompatibilities and dependencies on other plug-ins will still prevent a plug-in from loading.
`QSRestartAutomaticallyWithoutCrashReporter`	YES or NO	Sets whether the crash reporter is shown when Quicksilver restarts after a crash. Set it to YES to hide the crash reporter.
`QSPasteboardHistoryIsVisible`	YES or NO	Display the Clipboard History window when Quicksilver is launched (YES) or hide it (NO).

You can also adjust many of the YES/NO settings by installing the Secrets preference pane.