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Colorpicker vs Pika

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Colorpicker

8.0
Utilities

Get and save colour codes

Pika

8.0
Media & Design

Colour picker for colours onscreen

Metric Colorpicker Pika
Category Utilities Media & Design
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 5 474
90-day Installs 22 1.3K
365-day Installs 130 3.4K
Version 2.3.0 1.6.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 1.9K 2.3K
GitHub Forks 138 74
Open Issues 49 20
License GPL-3.0 MIT
Language JavaScript Swift
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Jun 11, 2020 Feb 22, 2021

Reviews

Colorpicker

Colorpicker is a minimal yet effective tool for capturing and saving color codes, ideal for designers and developers. It offers cross-platform support and a straightforward interface for quick color code retrieval.

Capture and save color codes from anywhere on your screen.

Pros

  • + Minimal and user-friendly interface
  • + Cross-platform availability
  • + Essential features for capturing and saving colors

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some Linux-related bugs

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