DigitalColor Meter Alternatives

DigitalColor Meter is described as 'Utility built into Mac OS X for measuring and displaying the colour values of pixels displayed on the screen' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to DigitalColor Meter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best DigitalColor Meter alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like DigitalColor Meter are gpick, Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper and Pixie.

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DigitalColor Meter alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2025
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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 DigitalColor Meter

     
    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryDigitalColor Meter is also Free and Proprietary
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightDigitalColor Meter 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 DigitalColor Meter

     
    • gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • gpick is the most popular Open Source alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • gpick is Free and Open SourceDigitalColor Meter 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.

    91 Just Color Picker alternatives

    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 DigitalColor Meter

     
    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryDigitalColor Meter 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 DigitalColor Meter

     
  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 DigitalColor Meter

     
  6. Sip icon
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    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!.

    76 Sip alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Sip Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker

    Sip VS DigitalColor Meter

     
    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to DigitalColor Meter.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryDigitalColor Meter is Free and Proprietary
  7. ColorKeep icon
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    ColorKeep is a lightweight, powerful clipboard companion that ensures you never lose track of your colors again. Designed for professionals who work with color daily, this app silently captures HEX codes from your clipboard and maintains them in an easily accessible list.

    55 ColorKeep alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Import CSV Data
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Sits in the MenuBar
    8.  Clipboard monitoring
    9.  Color Palette
    10.  Color management

    ColorKeep VS DigitalColor Meter

     
  8. Eyedropper icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Rust
    7.  Gtk

    Eyedropper VS DigitalColor Meter

     
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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 DigitalColor Meter

     
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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 DigitalColor Meter

     
  11. Coulr icon
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    Color box to help developers and designers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Coulr Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Gtk

    Coulr VS DigitalColor Meter

     
  12. 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 DigitalColor Meter

     
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