Roy AlternativesColor Picker Tools and other similar apps like Roy

Roy is described as 'A tiny & delightful color picker for designers' and is a Color Picker tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Roy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Roy alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like Roy are gpick, Just Color Picker, Instant Eyedropper and Sip.

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Roy alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2025

Realtime Colors
7 likes
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
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Online
Figma
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Is Realtime Colors a good alternative to Roy?
Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Roy.
Realtime Colors is the most popular free alternative to Roy.
Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietaryRoy is also Free and Proprietary
Realtime Colors is LightweightRoy is not according to our users
gpick
45 likes
A color picker and color scheme creation tool.
92 gpick alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Origin
Lithuania
EU
Platforms
Linux
+4
Is gpick a good alternative to Roy?
gpick is the most popular Linux alternative to Roy.
gpick is the most popular Open Source alternative to Roy.
gpick is Free and Open SourceRoy is Free and Proprietary
Just Color Picker
37 likes
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.
92 Just Color Picker alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
+1
Is Just Color Picker a good alternative to Roy?
Just Color Picker is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Roy.
Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietaryRoy is also Free and Proprietary
Instant Eyedropper
34 likes
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.
85 Instant Eyedropper alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Windows
Is Instant Eyedropper a good alternative to Roy?
Sip
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!.
77 Sip alternatives
Cost / License
Subscription
Proprietary
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Mac
+2
Is Sip a good alternative to Roy?
Sip is the most popular commercial alternative to Roy.
Sip is Paid and ProprietaryRoy is Free and Proprietary
Pixie
43 likes
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.
78 Pixie alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Is Pixie a good alternative to Roy?
Eyedropper
2 likes
This application is geared towards advanced users (developers, designers, etc…), who not only need to pick a color but also modify or view it in different formats. For simply picking a color on Gnome, the color-picker extension is far better suited.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
Is Eyedropper a good alternative to Roy?
ColorKeep
Like
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
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Mac
+2
Is ColorKeep a good alternative to Roy?
System Color Picker
5 likes
Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Mac
Is System Color Picker a good alternative to Roy?
Pika
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
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Platforms
Mac
Is Pika a good alternative to Roy?
ColorZilla
22 likes
ColorZilla is an extension for Mozilla Firefox and the Mozilla Suite.

It assists web developers and graphic designers with color related tasks - both basic and advanced.

With ColorZilla you can get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and pa.
35 ColorZilla alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Color Picker Tool
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Online
Google Chrome
Firefox
Is ColorZilla a good alternative to Roy?
Free Color Picker
9 likes
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
Color Picker Tool
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Windows
+9
Is Free Color Picker a good alternative to Roy?