System Color Picker For Mac

macOS comes with a quite capable color picker, but you can't use it at any time, with any application you like. It can be accessed by various apps, but there is no option to run it separately.

System Color Picker is a relatively simple app that aims to fix that. It lets you use the macOS color picker as a separate application, with a few quality of life improvements that make it just a little bit better.

The color picker can be launched like any other app, and it can be configured to stay either in the Dock or menu bar. You can also enable a global keyboard shortcut to easily bring it up at a moment's notice.

You can set the color picker to remain on top of all other windows, which can be very helpful when you're working with another full-screen app but need to have the picker available at all times.

The main window comes with three new fields where a color's Hex, RGB, and HSL codes are always displayed, and where you can paste your own codes. You also have handy buttons for copying these codes to the clipboard.

Also worth mentioning are the keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up operations. Aside from the global shortcut for bringing the app to the foreground, you can also pick colors, copy as Hex, HSL, or RGB, and then paste these codes, all with keyboard shortcuts.

If you are accustomed to Apple's color picking tool but just want to be able to use it independently, this app is exactly what you need. It's an almost exact copy of the macOS picker built as a separate app, with only a few extra features added on.