



Sip is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is gpick. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Sip and 13 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Sip are Eyedropper, Colorpicker Desktop App, Coulr and gcolor2.




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.




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






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.



A cross-platform color picker. Select any color from screen, manage palettes, convert colors, etc.





Pick a color from anywhere on your screen and save it in one of the common color formats.


ColorSmith is a comprehensive color management and design tool for developers, designers, and digital artists. It provides an intuitive interface to pick colors, create gradients, manage palettes, and convert between multiple color formats with professional-grade precision.




Bella is a simple eye dropper and color picker. You can pick color from the screen and save it in any color format.

