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Pixel Picker vs Pika

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Pixel Picker

6.0
Utilities

Menu bar application to pick colours from your screen

Pika

8.0
Media & Design

Colour picker for colours onscreen

Metric Pixel Picker Pika
Category Utilities Media & Design
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs 3 474
90-day Installs 5 1.3K
365-day Installs 72 3.4K
Version 1.6.1 1.6.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 400 2.3K
GitHub Forks 32 74
Open Issues 2 20
License GPL-3.0 MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 4y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Feb 19, 2019 Feb 22, 2021

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

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