A macOS app that enhances the native color picker with additional features and global keyboard shortcuts.
System Color Picker is a macOS application that takes the built-in color picker and turns it into a standalone app with extra features. It solves the problem of needing a more accessible and feature-rich color selection tool without leaving the familiar macOS interface.
Designers, developers, and anyone on macOS who frequently works with colors and wants quicker access to a color picker with enhanced functionality.
Developers choose System Color Picker because it enhances a native macOS tool with practical additions like global keyboard shortcuts and launch-at-login, all while keeping the interface users already know and trust.
🎨 The macOS color picker as an app with more features
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Builds on the familiar macOS color picker, adding extra functionality while maintaining the core UI users already know, as highlighted in the project's philosophy.
Integrates the KeyboardShortcuts library to allow user-customizable hotkeys for invoking the picker from any app, improving workflow efficiency.
Uses the LaunchAtLogin library to enable automatic launch at login, ensuring constant availability without manual intervention.
Leverages the Defaults library for a Swifty and modern approach to storing user preferences, making settings handling robust and up-to-date.
No longer open-source, limiting community contributions and transparency, as the README admits due to lack of contributions and clone challenges.
Exclusive to macOS, making it unsuitable for users on other operating systems who need a consistent tool across platforms.
Relies on the native macOS color picker framework, so it may lack advanced color manipulation tools found in dedicated design software.