Alternatives to Eyedropper

A GNOME app for picking colors from the screen and viewing them in many color formats. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Eyedropper.

  • Gpick

    An open-source desktop color picker and palette editor written in C++ with the GTK toolkit.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Gpick is an open-source GTK color picker for Windows and Linux that adds palette building and editing for design applications.

  • Instant Eyedropper

    A free screen color picker for Windows and Linux that copies the picked color to the clipboard.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsLinux

    Instant Eyedropper runs on Windows and Linux with a hotkey workflow and pixel magnifier, but is not open source and the reborn version is early.

  • Pastel

    Generate, convert and manipulate colors from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Pastel is an open-source command-line tool for Windows, macOS and Linux that converts and manipulates colors in a terminal rather than a GUI.

  • Just Color Picker

    A free portable colour picker and colour editor for Windows and macOS that works offline.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Just Color Picker is a free portable picker for Windows and macOS with screen freeze and point lock, not open source and without Linux support.

  • Pika

    Pick colors from your screen with a macOS utility.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

    Pika is an MIT-licensed screen color picker with keyboard shortcuts and format copying, but it runs on macOS instead of Linux.

  • ColorZilla

    Browser extension eyedropper, color picker and gradient generator.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    ColorZilla is a browser extension eyedropper with a gradient generator, limited to picking colors from within the browser window.

  • Sip

    A macOS menu bar color picker for collecting, organizing and sharing color palettes.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Sip is a paid macOS menu bar picker with palette organization, a contrast checker and color blindness simulation.

  • ColorSlurp

    Color picker for Mac and iOS with a magnifier and palette management.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    ColorSlurp is a freemium Mac and iOS picker with a magnifier, palette management and contrast checking, with full features on the paid tier.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.