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 gpick, Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper and Pixie.

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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.

    66 Realtime Colors alternatives

    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 VS ColorSync Utility

     
    • 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. gpick icon
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    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    90 gpick alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    gpick Features

    1.  Extract color palettes from images
    2.  Built-in Color Picker
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Color management

    gpick VS ColorSync Utility

     
    • 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
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Just Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Color Palette

    Just Color Picker VS ColorSync Utility

     
    • 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
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    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.

    84 Instant Eyedropper alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Instant Eyedropper VS ColorSync Utility

     
  5. Pixie icon
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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.

    77 Pixie alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Pixie VS ColorSync Utility

     
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    Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac

    System Color Picker Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar

    System Color Picker VS ColorSync Utility

     
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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.

    60 PowerToys - Color Picker alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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 VS ColorSync Utility

     
  8. Pika icon
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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.

    83 Pika alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Pika Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker
    2.  Color Palette

    Pika VS ColorSync Utility

     
  9. gcolor2 icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    gcolor2 Features

    1.  Color Palette

    gcolor2 VS ColorSync Utility

     
  10. Color Cop icon
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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.

    75 Color Cop alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The project isn't being developed anymore. Last commit was from 25 Sep 2015.

    Color Cop Features

    1.  Color Palette

    Color Cop VS ColorSync Utility

     
  11. ColorPic icon
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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.

    84 ColorPic alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ColorPic Features

    1.  Picker

    ColorPic VS ColorSync Utility

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

    • ColorPic is Paid and ProprietaryColorSync Utility is Free and Proprietary
  12. Roy icon
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    A tiny & delightful color picker for designers.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Roy VS ColorSync Utility

     
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