Instant Eyedropper Alternatives for Linux

Instant Eyedropper is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is gpick, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Instant Eyedropper and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Instant Eyedropper are Colorpicker Desktop App, ColorGrab, Eyedropper and Rickrack.

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  1. gpick icon
     45 likes

    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

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  2. Colorpicker is a clean, easy to use, yet efficient desktop application for color management. Pick any color on your screen with Colorpicker.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. ColorGrab icon
     3 likes

    A cross-platform color picker. Select any color from screen, manage palettes, convert colors, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. 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.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  5. Rickrack icon
     6 likes

    In the age of digital creativity, the color palette has become an indispensable tool for designers. A good color palette can make a design more attractive and coordinated. Rickrack is designed for you if you are looking for an excellent color palette software!

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Open-Source Color Picker for Websites and Desktop Apps. It is an eyedropper tool to select color values from websites and desktop. Get a color reading from any point in your browser and from any point in your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    ColorFish Color Picker vs Instant Eyedropper Comments
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    open-source and Linux support

    • ColorFish Color Picker is Free and Open SourceInstant Eyedropper is also Free and Open Source
  7. gcolor2 icon
     23 likes

    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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  8. Coulr icon
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    Color box to help developers and designers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  9. KDE Plasma color picker widget for the system tray.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  10. Bella is a simple eye dropper and color picker. You can pick color from the screen and save it in any color format.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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