Pixie Alternatives

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 iPad apps. The best Pixie alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pixie are PicPick, Realtime Colors, gpick and PowerToys - Color Picker.

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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,...

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Pixie alternatives page was last updated Apr 1, 2025
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  1. 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 Pixie

     
  2. ColorPro icon

    ColorPro

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    Use ColorPro to create and organize palletes of colors, and change the palette of colors in your HTML webpage simply by clicking

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ColorPro screenshot 1

    ColorPro Features

    1.  Color Palette

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  4. Pickard icon

    Pickard

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    Pickard is an open source color selection tool, licensed under the GNU General Public License, that has many features of the color pickers you can find in high-level image processing applications (like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or GIMP), its features includes:

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pickard screenshot 1
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    Pickard VS Pixie

     
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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. ColorPicker icon

    ColorPicker

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    ColorPicker uses the camera or a photo of your iOS device to tell you the color you are pointing at. The free version of this app tells the RGB code only. You can upgrade to full version by InApp-purchase and access further color palettes including RAL and W3C color names, store...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    ColorPicker screenshot 1
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    ColorPicker VS Pixie

     
  7. Color Picker for COSMIC icon

    Color Picker for COSMIC

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    A color picker for the COSMIC desktop.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Color Picker for COSMIC screenshot 1

    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 VS Pixie

     
  8. Chroma icon

    Chroma

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    Chroma is a browser-based color picker that focuses on color selection. It was built using React Color.

    84 Chroma alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Chroma screenshot 1

    Chroma Features

    1.  Picker

    Chroma VS Pixie

     

    • Chroma is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Pixie.

    • Chroma is Free and Open SourcePixie is Free and Proprietary
  10. PK's Color Picker icon

    PK's Color Picker

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    PK's Color Picker is a lightweight freebie application that allows you to pick any color from the desktop screen and get the RGB values.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PK's Color Picker screenshot 1

    PK's Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Picker

    PK's Color Picker VS Pixie

     
  11. Tint icon

    Tint

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    Tint is a color tool designed to ease your work and boost your productivity.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Tint screenshot 1

    Tint Features

    1.  Touchbar integration
    2.  Color Palette
    3.  Touch Bar support

    Tint VS Pixie

     
  12. iColors icon

    iColors

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    Stand alone color picker for mac.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    See notice on website.

    iColors VS Pixie

     
  13. Color Selector icon

    Color Selector

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    Color Selector Open Source Color Picker, originally by KOY Software.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Color Selector screenshot 1

    Color Selector VS Pixie

     
  14. Eyepicker icon

    Eyepicker

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    Pick HEX RGB HSL color codes or generate a color palette from an image with Image Color Picker: A handy tool for web developers, graphic designers, and artists.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Eyepicker screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Drawing Tablet Support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Color Palette

    Eyepicker VS Pixie

     

  15. MouseZoom

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    MouseZoom is a nice but small utility. It zooms the current mouse position (50x) and show the color value and the absolute + relative position of the point where the mouse is.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MouseZoom screenshot 1

    MouseZoom Features

    1.  Portable

    MouseZoom VS Pixie

     
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