Pixie Alternatives for Mac

Pixie is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Just Color Picker, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Pixie and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Pixie are Pika, Sip, Colorpicker Desktop App and DigitalColor Meter.

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  1. 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.

    95 Just Color Picker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryPixie is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Pika icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Sip icon
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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!.

    82 Sip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. 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
     
  6. ColorSlurp icon
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    ColorSlurp is the ultimate color tool for developers and designers. Pick any color on your screen using the high-precision magnifier. Create and edit colors using advanced selection and editing tools. Organize colors into collections.

    85 ColorSlurp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. ColorKeep icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Aurora is a beautiful and easy to use color picker and dictionary app. It is as feature-rich as it is gorgeous.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
     
  9. ColorSnapper icon
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    ColorSnapper — the missing color picker for OS X.

    ColorSnapper is an easy-to-use tool for quickly finding out the color of any pixel on the screen. It is activated via a configurable system-wide hotkey, giving you a magnifying loupe to easily pick the pixel you need. The resulti.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Pikka icon
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    Pikka - Color Picker is a easy to use color picker for Cocoa developers and designers, that works well with multiple screens.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Hex Color Picker puts an extra tab in the system-wide color panel. Instantly see the hex color code for any color, and edit it just the same with a number of shorthands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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