System Color Picker Alternatives

System Color Picker is described as 'Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to System Color Picker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best System Color Picker alternative is Realtime Colors, which is free. Other great apps like System Color Picker are Instant Eyedropper, gpick, Just Color Picker and Sip.

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System Color Picker alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
  1. Realtime Colors icon
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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.

    58 Realtime Colors alternatives
    Realtime Colors screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Figma
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Realtime Colors Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Color Picker
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Portable
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Non Destructive Editing
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Auto Layout
    Realtime Colors iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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    • Realtime Colors is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to System Color Picker.

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

    • Realtime Colors is Free and ProprietarySystem Color Picker is Free and Open Source
    • Realtime Colors is LightweightSystem Color Picker is not according to our users
  2. Instant Eyedropper icon
     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.

    77 Instant Eyedropper alternatives
    Instant Eyedropper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Instant Eyedropper Features

    1.  Color Picker
    Instant Eyedropper iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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    • Instant Eyedropper is the most popular Windows alternative to System Color Picker.

    • Instant Eyedropper is the most popular Open Source alternative to System Color Picker.

    • Instant Eyedropper is Free and Open SourceSystem Color Picker is also Free and Open Source
  3. gpick icon
     43 likes

    A color picker and color scheme creation tool.

    83 gpick alternatives
    color picker

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    gpick Features

    1.  Extract color palettes from images
    2.  Color Picker
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Built-in Color picker
    5.  Color management
    gpick iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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

    • gpick is Free and Open SourceSystem Color Picker is also Free and Open Source
  4. Just Color Picker icon
     33 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.

    83 Just Color Picker alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Just Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Color Picker
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Color Palette
    Just Color Picker iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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    • Just Color Picker is the most popular Mac alternative to System Color Picker.

    • Just Color Picker is Free and ProprietarySystem Color Picker is Free and Open Source
  5. Sip icon
     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!.

    69 Sip alternatives
    Sip screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Sip Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Built-in Color picker
    Sip iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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

    • Sip is Paid and ProprietarySystem Color Picker is Free and Open Source
  6. Eyedropper icon
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    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.

    52 Eyedropper alternatives
    Eyedropper screenshot 1
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    Eyedropper screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Eyedropper Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Gtk
    3.  Rust
    Eyedropper iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  7. Pixie icon
     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.

    72 Pixie alternatives
    Pixie at work

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Pixie Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Portable
    4.  Super tiny application
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  GNU/linux-libre
    Pixie iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  8. PowerToys - Color Picker icon
     1 like

    A system-wide color picking utility for Windows to pick colors from any screen and copy it in a configurable format to your clipboard.

    55 PowerToys - Color Picker alternatives
    PowerToys - Color Picker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PowerToys - Color Picker Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Color Picker
    4.  Hex Editor
    5.  Built-in Color picker
    6.  Extract color palettes from images
    7.  Hexadecimal
    PowerToys - Color Picker iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  9. ColorZilla icon
     21 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.

    32 ColorZilla alternatives
    Eyedropper

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    ColorZilla Features

    1.  Color Picker
    ColorZilla iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  10. Free Color Picker icon
     8 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...

    57 Free Color Picker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Free Color Picker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Color Picker
    3.  Support for CMYK Mode
    4.  Built-in Color picker
    5.  Color Wheel
    6.  Color Palette
    Free Color Picker iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  11. Color Picker Tray icon
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    KDE Plasma color picker widget for the system tray.

    52 Color Picker Tray alternatives
    Color Picker Tray screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma

    Color Picker Tray Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Color Picker
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  KDE Plasma integration
    9.  KDE Widget
    10.  Sits in the System Tray
    Color Picker Tray iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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  12. gcolor2 icon
     23 likes

    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.

    74 gcolor2 alternatives
    The gcolor2 interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    gcolor2 Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Color Palette
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    gcolor2 iconSystem Color Picker Icon

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