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Pixel Picker is a lightweight macOS menu bar utility for identifying and extracting colors from anywhere on the screen. It activates through a customizable global keyboard shortcut and displays a magnified preview for precise pixel selection. Users can adjust magnification, display pixel grids, and navigate individual pixels using keyboard controls. A focus mode increases zoom and slows cursor movement for greater accuracy. The application supports multiple color spaces and exports selected colors in formats suitable for programming and design. Its WCAG contrast checker evaluates accessibility between the current and previously selected colors. Additional settings include adjustable decimal precision, customizable previews, and automatic startup. Pixel Picker supports multiple monitors and Intel or Apple Silicon Macs.
Features
- Precise on-screen color selection with adjustable magnification and optional pixel grid overlays
- Customizable global keyboard shortcuts and pixel-by-pixel navigation using H, J, K, and L keys
- Focus mode with increased magnification and reduced cursor movement for detailed color sampling
- Multiple color export formats including CSS hexadecimal values and programming language representations
- Configurable color spaces, floating-point precision, and multi-monitor color sampling support
- WCAG accessibility contrast checking with Fail, OK, AA, and AAA ratings for selected color pairs
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