Eyedropper Alternatives

Eyedropper is described as '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' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Eyedropper for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Eyedropper alternative is gpick, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Eyedropper are Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper, Magnifixer and Sip.

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Eyedropper alternatives page was last updated Jan 17, 2025
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  1. Color Picker for COSMIC icon
    Color Picker for COSMIC icon

    Color Picker for COSMIC

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    A color picker for the COSMIC desktop.

    52 Color Picker for COSMIC alternatives
    Color Picker for COSMIC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Support for CMYK Mode
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No Tracking
    7. COSMIC icon  COSMIC integration
    Color Picker for COSMIC iconEyedropper Icon

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  2. Pixel Pick icon
    Pixel Pick icon

    Pixel Pick

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    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 .

    87 Pixel Pick alternatives
    Pixel Pick screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Picker
    Pixel Pick iconEyedropper Icon

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  4. Color Cop icon
    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.

    71 Color Cop alternatives
    Color Cop screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Color Cop Features

    1.  Color Palette
    Discontinued

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

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  5. ColorPad icon
    ColorPad icon

    ColorPad

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    A very lighweight yet powerful color picking tool. Skin support.

    54 ColorPad alternatives
    Gaia skin

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ColorPad Features

    1.  Portable
    Default skin
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.7, released on 2008, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    ColorPad iconEyedropper Icon

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  6. Colora icon
    Colora icon

    Colora

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    Color converter, screen color picker and color palettes for Windows. Colora is a small but powerful color converter and screen color picker for Windows.

    75 Colora alternatives
    Colora screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Colora Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Color Palette
    Colora screenshot 1
    Colora iconEyedropper Icon

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  7. Paletton icon
    Paletton icon

    Paletton

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    Color Scheme Designer.

    61 Paletton alternatives
    Paletton screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Paletton Features

    1.  Color Palette
    Paletton iconEyedropper Icon

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    • Paletton is the most popular Web-based alternative to Eyedropper.

    • Paletton is Free and ProprietaryEyedropper is Free and Open Source
  9. ColorPic icon
    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.

    80 ColorPic alternatives
    ColorPic screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ColorPic Features

    1.  Picker
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  10. ColorMania icon
    ColorMania icon

    ColorMania

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    ColorMania is a colorpicker for Windows. It's the perfect solution for previewing, identifying, testing and organizing color values. It can be a very difficult job to get your colors right for a unique or appealing design.

    82 ColorMania alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ColorMania Features

    1.  Picker
    ColorMania screenshot 1
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  11. Virtual Magnifying Glass icon
    Virtual Magnifying Glass icon

    Virtual Magnifying Glass

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    Virtual Magnifying Glass, a free, open source, screen magnification program for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. Free full version download and instructions for use.

    17 Virtual Magnifying Glass alternatives
    Virtual Magnifying Glass screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    Virtual Magnifying Glass Features

    1.  Portable
    2. Zoom icon  Zoom integration
    Virtual Magnifying Glass screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project hasn't been updated since 2019.

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  12. Roy icon
    Roy icon

    Roy

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    A tiny & delightful color picker for designers.

    78 Roy alternatives
    Roy screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Roy iconEyedropper Icon

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  13. Pipette icon
    Pipette icon

    Pipette

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    With the pipette you are able to edit, convert and pick up colors from your screen. Pipette also supports a lot of standards or color models (RGB, CMY, CMYK, HSV, TColor and XYZ0). Color models are nothing but theoretical descriptions of colors using certain numeric values.

    75 Pipette alternatives
    Pipette screenshot 1
    Pipette screenshot 2

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Pipette Features

    1.  Picker
    Pipette iconEyedropper Icon

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  14. Instant Color Picker icon
    Instant Color Picker icon

    Instant Color Picker

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    With Instant Color Picker (ICP), you can quickly pick colors from screen and store them.

    74 Instant Color Picker alternatives
    Main screen

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Instant Color Picker Features

    1.  Color Palette
    Palette
    Eye dropper
    +2
    Flexible palette
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