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Pixel Picker vs Bartender

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Pixel Picker

6.0
Utilities

Menu bar application to pick colours from your screen

Bartender

7.5
Utilities

Menu bar icon organiser

Metric Pixel Picker Bartender
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 6.0 7.5
30-day Installs 3 657
90-day Installs 5 2.3K
365-day Installs 72 11.2K
Version 1.6.1 6.4.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 400 284
GitHub Forks 32 13
Open Issues 2 -
License GPL-3.0 MIT
Language Swift PHP
Last GitHub Commit 4y ago 6mo ago
First Seen Feb 19, 2019 Oct 14, 2012

Reviews

Pixel Picker

Pixel Picker is a lightweight menu bar application that allows users to quickly pick colors from their screen. It is ideal for designers, developers, and anyone needing a fast color sampling tool.

Pixel Picker enables users to pick colors from their screen via the menu bar.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient
  • + Seamless menu bar integration
  • + Free and open-source

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited customization options

Bartender

Bartender is a macOS app that organizes and customizes menu bar icons, helping users declutter their interface. It offers features like icon grouping and styling, making it ideal for those with many menu bar applications.

Organizes and customizes menu bar icons to declutter the macOS interface.

Pros

  • + Effectively organizes menu bar icons
  • + Customizable icon appearance
  • + Seamless macOS integration
  • + Helps declutter the menu bar
  • + Supports auto-updates for convenience

Cons

  • - Recent acquisition has raised security concerns
  • - Confusion due to unrelated GitHub repository
  • - Potential privacy issues with auto-updates