PowerToys - Color Picker AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like PowerToys - Color Picker

PowerToys - Color Picker is described as 'A system-wide color picking utility for Windows to pick colors from any screen and copy it in a configurable format to your clipboard' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PowerToys - Color Picker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best PowerToys - Color Picker alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like PowerToys - Color Picker are Just Color Picker, gpick, Instant Eyedropper and Sip.

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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.

    69 Realtime Colors alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to PowerToys - Color Picker.

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryPowerToys - Color Picker is Free and Open Source
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightPowerToys - Color Picker 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.

    93 Just Color Picker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main UI
     

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

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryPowerToys - Color Picker is Free and Open Source
  4. gpick icon

    gpick

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    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    94 gpick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    color picker
     

    • gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to PowerToys - Color Picker.

    • gpick is the most popular Open Source alternative to PowerToys - Color Picker.

    • gpick is Free and Open SourcePowerToys - Color Picker is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Instant Eyedropper screenshot 1
     
  6. 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!.

    78 Sip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Sip screenshot 1
     

    • Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to PowerToys - Color Picker.

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietaryPowerToys - Color Picker is Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    79 Pixie alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pixie at work
     
  9. ColorKeep icon

    ColorKeep

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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ColorKeep screenshot 1
     
  11. 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.

    85 Pika alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pika screenshot 1
     
  12. Free Color Picker icon

    Free Color Picker

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    Free Color Picker is a program that lets you capture the color of any pixel displayed on the screen. To capture a color, just move the cursor to the desired position and press the F4 key. The color below the cursor will be added to the color palette located in the right part of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The main window
     
  13. Hexee Pro icon

    Hexee Pro

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    Hexee Pro is a set of advanced color tools for designers and artists. With it, you can create, edit, and organize your color palettes, fine-tune colors, generate tints and shades, and check for accessibility. Import and export to various formats. All in a single app.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Generate color scales
     
  14. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    The gcolor2 interface
     
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