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System Color Picker for Mac
Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker. Note: On macOS 26, a system bug causes the color sampler to sometimes pick the wrong color. The app relies on macOS's color sampler and canot fix this. ■ Features - Palettes - Rece…
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System Color Picker version 2.2.2Mac App Store · macOS 26.1 or later
- Bug fixes.
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System Color Picker
Pick colors from anywhere using the built-in color picker.
Note: On macOS 26, a system bug causes the color sampler to sometimes pick the wrong color. The app relies on macOS's color sampler and canot fix this.
■ Features
- Palettes - Recently picked colors - Quickly copy, paste, and convert colors in Hex, HSL, RGB, Unit RGB (0-1), OKLCH, LCH, CMYK format - Show as a normal app or in the menu bar - Pick a color or toggle the window from anywhere with a global keyboard shortcut - Make the window stay on top of all other windows - Launch it at login (when in the menu bar) - Hide menu bar icon - Shortcuts support - Import Simple Color Palette and Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) palettes
■ Tip
Press the Space key while using the color sampler to show the RGB values. The color sampler is a system component and it can unfortunately not show other kinds of color values.
■ Keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts in the app:
- Pick color: Command+p - Copy as Hex: Shift+Command+h - Copy as HSL: Shift+Command+s - Copy as RGB: Shift+Command+r - Copy as Unit RGB: Shift+Command+u - Copy as OKLCH: Shift+Command+o - Copy as LCH: Shift+Command+l - Copy as CMYK: Shift+Command+k - Paste color: Shift+Command+v (In the format Hex, HSL, RGB, Unit RGB, OKLCH, LCH, or CMYK) - Reset opacity: Control+Shift+o
■ Support
Use the feedback button in the “Help” menu in the app.
What's New
- Bug fixes.
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