ColorPad AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like ColorPad

ColorPad is described as 'A very lighweight yet powerful color picking tool. Skin support' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ColorPad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best ColorPad alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like ColorPad are Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper, Sip and Pixie.

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ColorPad alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
  1. Realtime Colors icon
     6 likes

    If you want to choose a color palette for UI properly, the least you have to do is put them on a lofi UI or grayscale the entire UI on Figma, Adobe XD, or similar platforms to get a better idea of what those colors will actually look like on a product.

    63 Realtime Colors alternatives
    Realtime Colors screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Figma
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Portable
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non Destructive Editing
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Auto Layout
    11.  Figma plugin
    12.  Gradients
    Realtime Colors iconColorPad Icon

    Realtime Colors VS ColorPad

    Is Realtime Colors a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to ColorPad.

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to ColorPad.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryColorPad is also Free and Proprietary
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightColorPad is not according to our users
  2. Just Color Picker icon
     35 likes

    Just Color Picker is a tool that captures the colour of any pixel in any screen area and displays its code in a variety of formats.

    88 Just Color Picker alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Just Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Color Palette
    Just Color Picker iconColorPad Icon

    Just Color Picker VS ColorPad

    Is Just Color Picker a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to ColorPad.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryColorPad is also Free and Proprietary
  3. Instant Eyedropper icon
     34 likes

    Instant Eyedropper is a free color detection tool for webmasters that will identify and automatically paste to the clipboard the HTML color code of any pixel on the screen with just a single mouse click.

    81 Instant Eyedropper alternatives
    Instant Eyedropper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Instant Eyedropper iconColorPad Icon

    Instant Eyedropper VS ColorPad

    Is Instant Eyedropper a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
    • Instant Eyedropper is the most popular Open Source alternative to ColorPad.

    • Instant Eyedropper is Free and Open SourceColorPad is Free and Proprietary
  4. Sip icon
     16 likes

    The refreshingly simple color picker for developers that instantly samples and encodes any color on your screen. Just one quick click to savor the flavor and you're set!.

    73 Sip alternatives
    Sip screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Sip Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker
    Sip iconColorPad Icon

    Sip VS ColorPad

    Is Sip a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to ColorPad.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryColorPad is Free and Proprietary
  5. Pixie icon
     43 likes

    Small utility that can show you coordinates and color of any pixel on your screen in different formats (HEX, HTML, RGB, CMYK, HSV). It's staying on top, displays a color of that pixel under mouse cursor, the program can magnify that zone w/ hotkey.

    75 Pixie alternatives
    Pixie at work

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Super tiny application
    4.  GNU/linux-libre
    Pixie iconColorPad Icon

    Pixie VS ColorPad

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  6. PowerToys - Color Picker icon
     1 like

    A system-wide color picking utility for Windows to pick colors from any screen and copy it in a configurable format to your clipboard.

    57 PowerToys - Color Picker alternatives
    PowerToys - Color Picker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PowerToys - Color Picker Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Built-in Color Picker
    4.  Hex Editor
    5.  Extract color palettes from images
    6.  Hexadecimal
    PowerToys - Color Picker iconColorPad Icon

    PowerToys - Color Picker VS ColorPad

    Is this a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
  7. Free Color Picker icon
     8 likes

    Free Color Picker is a program that lets you capture the color of any pixel displayed on the screen. To capture a color, just move the cursor to the desired position and press the F4 key. The color below the cursor will be added to the color palette located in the right part of...

    61 Free Color Picker alternatives
    The main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Free Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Built-in Color Picker
    3.  Support for CMYK Mode
    4.  Color Wheel
    5.  Color Palette
    Free Color Picker iconColorPad Icon

    Free Color Picker VS ColorPad

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  8. Pika icon
     5 likes

    Pika (pronounced pi·kuh, like picker) is an easy to use, open-source, native colour picker for macOS. Pika makes it simple to quickly find colours on screen, in the format you need, so you can get on with being a speedy, successful designer.

    80 Pika alternatives
    Pika screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Pika Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker
    2.  Color Palette
    Pika iconColorPad Icon

    Pika VS ColorPad

    Is Pika a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
  9. Color Picker Tray icon
     2 likes

    KDE Plasma color picker widget for the system tray.

    54 Color Picker Tray alternatives
    Color Picker Tray screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    7.  KDE Widget
    8.  Sits in the System Tray
    Color Picker Tray iconColorPad Icon

    Color Picker Tray VS ColorPad

    Is Color Picker Tray a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
    • Color Picker Tray is the most popular Linux alternative to ColorPad.

    • Color Picker Tray is Free and Open SourceColorPad is Free and Proprietary
    • Color Picker Tray is LightweightColorPad is not according to our users
  10. Eyedropper icon
     2 likes

    This application is geared towards advanced users (developers, designers, etc…), who not only need to pick a color but also modify or view it in different formats. For simply picking a color on Gnome, the color-picker extension is far better suited.

    56 Eyedropper alternatives
    Eyedropper screenshot 1
    Eyedropper screenshot 2
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    Eyedropper screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Eyedropper Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Rust
    Eyedropper iconColorPad Icon

    Eyedropper VS ColorPad

    Is Eyedropper a good alternative to ColorPad?
     
  11. gcolor2 icon
     23 likes

    gcolor2 is a basic colourpicker utility that allows you to select any colour on your screen, and, well, grab it's colour. It also allows you to save the colour you create to a file, which shows up as a list in the application.

    76 gcolor2 alternatives
    The gcolor2 interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    gcolor2 Features

    1.  Color Palette
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    gcolor2 iconColorPad Icon

    gcolor2 VS ColorPad

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  12. Pixel Pick icon
     6 likes

    Pixel Pick is a free color picker tool that pick the pixels color under your mouse cursor on the desktop and translates it into a number of different color formats such as RGB, CMYK, HSB, HEX or Web Color format. A free color picker for grabbing color under your mouse .

    88 Pixel Pick alternatives
    Pixel Pick screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Picker
    Pixel Pick iconColorPad Icon

    Pixel Pick VS ColorPad

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