LifeDropper AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like LifeDropper

LifeDropper is described as 'Is point and shoot colour analysis for graphic designers, interior designers, artists, and everyone in between' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to LifeDropper for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, Linux and Web-based apps. The best LifeDropper alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like LifeDropper are Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper, Sip and Pixie.

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LifeDropper is point and shoot colour analysis for graphic designers, interior designers, artists, and everyone in between.

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LifeDropper alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
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  1. 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 LifeDropper

     

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

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to LifeDropper.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryLifeDropper is also Free and Proprietary
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightLifeDropper is not according to our users
  2. 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 LifeDropper

     

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

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryLifeDropper is also Free and Proprietary
  4. 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 LifeDropper

     

    • Instant Eyedropper is the most popular Open Source alternative to LifeDropper.

    • Instant Eyedropper is Free and Open SourceLifeDropper is Free and Proprietary
  5. 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 LifeDropper

     

    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to LifeDropper.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryLifeDropper is Free and Proprietary
  6. 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 LifeDropper

     
  7. 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.

    60 PowerToys - Color Picker alternatives

    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 LifeDropper

     
  9. Pika icon

    Pika

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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 Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pika screenshot 1

    Pika Features

    1.  Built-in Color Picker
    2.  Color Palette

    Pika VS LifeDropper

     
  10. Color Picker Tray icon

    Color Picker Tray

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    KDE Plasma color picker widget for the system tray.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    Color Picker Tray screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    7.  KDE Widget
    8.  Sits in the System Tray

    Color Picker Tray VS LifeDropper

     

    • Color Picker Tray is the most popular Linux alternative to LifeDropper.

    • Color Picker Tray is Free and Open SourceLifeDropper is Free and Proprietary
    • Color Picker Tray is LightweightLifeDropper is not according to our users
  11. gcolor2 icon

    gcolor2

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    The gcolor2 interface
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    gcolor2 Features

    1.  Color Palette

    gcolor2 VS LifeDropper

     
  12. 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.

    75 Color Cop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Color Cop screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    Color Cop Features

    1.  Color Palette

    Color Cop VS LifeDropper

     
  13. 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 .

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pixel Pick screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Picker

    Pixel Pick VS LifeDropper

     
  14. ColorPad icon

    ColorPad

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Gaia skin
    Discontinued

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

    ColorPad Features

    1.  Portable

    ColorPad VS LifeDropper

     
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