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 19 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Pixie are Sip, System Color Picker, Colorpicker Desktop App and Roy.

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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...

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Pixie alternatives page was last updated May 7, 2021
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  1. Just Color Picker icon
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    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.

    83 Just Color Picker alternatives
    Tool: Text

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Just Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Color Picker
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Color Palette
    Main UI
    Tool: RGB Colour Wheel
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    Tool: RYB Colour Wheel
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    Cross Platform - Pixie is Windows only and I use a Mac.

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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
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    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!.

    69 Sip alternatives
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    • Mac

    Sip Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Built-in Color picker
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    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to Pixie.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryPixie is Free and Proprietary
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    System Color Picker

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    Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker.

    80 System Color Picker alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    System Color Picker Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    Colorpicker Desktop App

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

    44 Colorpicker Desktop App alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Colorpicker Desktop App Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Picker
    3.  Color Palette
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    Roy

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    A tiny & delightful color picker for designers.

    77 Roy alternatives
    Roy screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Roy Features

    1.  Color Picker
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    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.

    78 Pika alternatives
    Pika screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Pika Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Built-in Color picker
    3.  Color Palette
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    ColorSlurp

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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.

    76 ColorSlurp alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    ColorSlurp Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Picker
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    • ColorSlurp is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Pixie.

    • ColorSlurp is Freemium and ProprietaryPixie is Free and Proprietary
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    DigitalColor Meter

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    DigitalColor Meter is a utility built into Mac OS X for measuring and displaying the colour values of pixels displayed on the screen.

    63 DigitalColor Meter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DigitalColor Meter Features

    1.  Color management
    2.  Built-in Color picker
    3.  Hex-Based map
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  11. iColors icon
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    iColors

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    Stand alone color picker for mac.

    64 iColors alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    iColors Features

    1.  Color Picker
    Discontinued

    See notice on website.

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  12. Hex Color Picker icon
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    Hex Color Picker

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    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.

    63 Hex Color Picker alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Hex Color Picker Features

    1.  Color Picker
    Discontinued

    Development ceased: http://wafflesoftware.net/hexpicker/

    Hex Color Picker iconPixie Icon

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    ColorSnapper

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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.

    51 ColorSnapper alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    ColorSnapper Features

    1.  Color Picker
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  14. ColorSync Utility icon
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    ColorSync Utility

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    ColorSync Utility is software that ships with macOS. It is used for management of color profiles and filters used in Apple's PDF workflow, or applying filters to PDF documents.

    20 ColorSync Utility alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    ColorSync Utility Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Color Palette
    The Color Calculator in ColorSync Utility
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