Pixie AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like Pixie

Pixie is described as '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' and is a Color Picker tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pixie for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Pixie alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pixie are PicPick, Just Color Picker, gpick and Realtime Colors.

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  1. ShareX icon
     790 likes

    Open-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.

    253 ShareX alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
     
    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Pixie.

    • ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pixie.

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourcePixie is Free and Proprietary
    • ShareX is Customizable and Privacy focusedPixie is not according to our users
  2. PicPick icon
     197 likes

    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.

    201 PicPick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about PicPick as an Alternative to Pixie
    Heroselohim
    Negative
    2

    Pic Pick is not an Eye Dropper or Screen color picker. Very different tools. All the alternatives seem to be fine, just this one.

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    • PicPick is the most popular SaaS alternative to Pixie.

    • PicPick is Free Personal and ProprietaryPixie is Free and Proprietary
    • PicPick is CustomizablePixie is not according to our users
  3. 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.

    93 Just Color Picker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Just Color Picker as an Alternative to Pixie
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Cross Platform - Pixie is Windows only and I use a Mac.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Mac alternative to Pixie.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryPixie is also Free and Proprietary
  4. gpick icon
     45 likes

    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to Pixie.

    • gpick is Free and Open SourcePixie is Free and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Figma
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pixie.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryPixie is also Free and Proprietary
  6. A system-wide color picking utility for Windows to pick colors from any screen and copy it in a configurable format to your clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about PowerToys - Color Picker as an Alternative to Pixie
    kano-jeremian
    Positive
    0

    It has a top-notch design, is quite fast, and has great features, so it's better to read about all the possibilities on the Microsoft website. It is also open-source with constant active participants, so the functionality does not stand still

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    PowerToys - Color Picker icon
    • PowerToys - Color Picker is Free and Open SourcePixie is Free and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Sip icon
     16 likes

    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!.

    79 Sip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to Pixie.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryPixie is Free and Proprietary
  9. Pika icon
     7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Color Grab icon
     3 likes

    A color analytics mobile applications suite used by graphic designers, artists, professionals and anyone who loves colors in development and production. We are all colors nerds.

    65 Color Grab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Color Grab is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Pixie.

    • Color Grab is Free and ProprietaryPixie is also Free and Proprietary
  11. DigitalColor Meter is a utility built into Mac OS X for measuring and displaying the colour values of pixels displayed on the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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