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Material Colors for Mac vs Pika

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Material Colors for Mac

6.0
Media & Design

Pika

8.0
Media & Design

Colour picker for colours onscreen

Metric Material Colors for Mac Pika
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs 1 479
90-day Installs 1 1.4K
365-day Installs 9 3.5K
Version 2.0.3 1.7.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 1.8K 2.3K
GitHub Forks 102 74
Open Issues 24 20
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Language JavaScript Swift
Last GitHub Commit 3y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Mar 24, 2016 Feb 22, 2021

Reviews

Material Colors for Mac

Material Colors for Mac provides quick access to Material Design color palettes, making it a handy tool for designers and developers working with Material Design. Its features include a color picker and context menu integration, though it lacks auto-updates and has some open issues.

Quickly access and apply Material Design color palettes on your Mac.

Pros

  • + Quick access to Material Design colors
  • + Context menu integration for easy access
  • + GitHub presence with moderate community support

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some open issues remain unresolved

Pika

Pika is a sleek, open-source color picker for macOS that allows users to easily capture and manage colors from their screen. It offers a user-friendly interface, multiple color format options, and customization features, making it ideal for designers and developers.

Pika captures colors from the screen, displays them in various formats, and allows users to customize the interface and workflow.

Pros

  • + Open-source and built with Swift, ensuring transparency and modern development practices
  • + Supports multiple color formats and allows for customization of the interface
  • + User-friendly design with a focus on efficiency and ease of use
  • + Cross-platform capability with a similar tool available for Windows

Cons

  • - Some users have reported minor issues with the menu bar icon, though these have been addressed
  • - Frequent updates may be overwhelming for some users