ColorSync Utility AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like ColorSync Utility

ColorSync Utility is described as 'Is software that ships with macOS. It is used for management of color profiles and filters used in Apple's PDF workflow, or applying filters to PDF documents' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ColorSync Utility for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best ColorSync Utility alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like ColorSync Utility are Just Color Picker, gpick, Instant Eyedropper and Pixie.

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  1. Realtime Colors icon

    Realtime Colors

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    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.

    69 Realtime Colors alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Figma
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryColorSync Utility is also Free and Proprietary
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightColorSync Utility is not according to our users
  2. Just Color Picker icon

    Just Color Picker

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    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.

    93 Just Color Picker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryColorSync Utility is also Free and Proprietary
  4. gpick icon

    gpick

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    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    94 gpick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    color picker
     

    • gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • gpick is the most popular Open Source alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • gpick is Free and Open SourceColorSync Utility is Free and Proprietary
  6. Pixie icon

    Pixie

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    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.

    79 Pixie alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pixie at work
     
  9. Pika icon

    Pika

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    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.

    85 Pika alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pika screenshot 1
     
  10. PowerToys - Color Picker icon

    PowerToys - Color Picker

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PowerToys - Color Picker screenshot 1
     
  11. gcolor2 icon

    gcolor2

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    The gcolor2 interface
     
  12. Color Cop icon

    Color Cop

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    Color Cop is a multi-purpose color picker for web designers and programmers. It features an eyedropper, magnifier, variable magnification levels, 3 by 3 and 5 by 5 average sampling, snap to websafe, color history, and a 42 color complementary palette.

    77 Color Cop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Color Cop screenshot 1
     
  13. ColorPic icon

    ColorPic

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    Ever tried using a color picker on a high resolution monitor? Its impossible. Thats why this color picker has a magnifier attached. Grab palettes of up to 16 colors at once and use four advanced color mixers to select a spectrum of possibilities.

    86 ColorPic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • ColorPic is the most popular commercial alternative to ColorSync Utility.

    • ColorPic is Paid and ProprietaryColorSync Utility is Free and Proprietary
  14. Roy icon

    Roy

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    A tiny & delightful color picker for designers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Roy screenshot 1
     
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