gcolor2 AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like gcolor2

gcolor2 is described as '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' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to gcolor2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best gcolor2 alternative is PicPick. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try gpick or Realtime Colors. Other great apps like gcolor2 are Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper, Magnifixer and Sip.

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  1. PicPick icon

    PicPick

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    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access, sharing, and portable operation.

    193 PicPick alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    PicPick screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Portable
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Record desktop activity
    6.  Share screenshots
    7.  Color Palette
    8.  Tabbed interface

    PicPick VS gcolor2

     

    • PicPick is the most popular Windows & SaaS alternative to gcolor2.

    • PicPick is the most popular free alternative to gcolor2.

    • PicPick is Free Personal and Proprietarygcolor2 is Free and Open Source
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    gpick

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    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    90 gpick alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    color picker

    gpick Features

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

    gpick VS gcolor2

     

    • gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to gcolor2.

    • gpick is the most popular Open Source alternative to gcolor2.

    • gpick is Free and Open Sourcegcolor2 is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    66 Realtime Colors alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Figma
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Realtime Colors screenshot 1

    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 gcolor2

     

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based alternative to gcolor2.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and Proprietarygcolor2 is Free and Open Source
    • Realtime Colors is Lightweightgcolor2 is not according to our users
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    PicPick

    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access,...

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  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main UI

    Just Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Color Palette

    Just Color Picker VS gcolor2

     

    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Mac alternative to gcolor2.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and Proprietarygcolor2 is Free and Open Source
  7. Instant Eyedropper icon

    Instant Eyedropper

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Instant Eyedropper screenshot 1

    Instant Eyedropper VS gcolor2

     
  8. Magnifixer icon

    Magnifixer

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    Magnifixer is a screen magnifier utility. You can place it anywhere on your screen, make it any size you want and select a zoom level. Magnifixer will always show the area of your screen where the mouse cursor resides.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Magnifixer screenshot

    Magnifixer Features

    1.  Magnifying glass in window

    Magnifixer VS gcolor2

     
  10. Sip icon

    Sip

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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 screenshot 1

    Sip Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker

    Sip VS gcolor2

     

    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to gcolor2.

    • Sip is Paid and Proprietarygcolor2 is Free and Open Source
  11. ColorKeep icon

    ColorKeep

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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.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ColorKeep screenshot 1

    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 gcolor2

     
  12. 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.

    77 Pixie alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pixie at work

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Pixie VS gcolor2

     
  13. Eyedropper icon

    Eyedropper

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Eyedropper screenshot 1
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    Eyedropper screenshot 3

    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 gcolor2

     
  14. System Color Picker icon

    System Color Picker

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    System Color Picker screenshot 1

    System Color Picker Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar

    System Color Picker VS gcolor2

     
  15. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PowerToys - Color Picker screenshot 1

    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 gcolor2

     
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