System Color Picker Changelog

What's new in System Color Picker 2.0.1

May 8, 2024
  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 2.0.0 (Jan 29, 2024)

  • The app now requires macOS 14.
  • Added support for the OKLCH color space.
  • Color syntax with opacity is now fully supported.
  • LCH color space is no longer clamped to sRGB.

New in System Color Picker 1.15.0 (Oct 22, 2023)

  • You can now access color palettes from the menu bar.

New in System Color Picker 1.14.0 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • Improved compatibility with macOS 14.

New in System Color Picker 1.13.1 (Apr 7, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue where the window could become unresponsive to clicks.

New in System Color Picker 1.13.0 (Apr 7, 2023)

  • The app now requires macOS 13. You can get the last macOS 12 compatible version from the app's website.

New in System Color Picker 1.12.1 (Dec 27, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.12.0 (Dec 1, 2022)

  • Improved compatibility with macOS 13.

New in System Color Picker 1.11.0 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • Added the ability to clear recently picked colors (when viewing them in the color picker window).
  • Added the ability to press the Option key to temporarily invert whether to use # when copying Hex colors.

New in System Color Picker 1.10.1 (Jun 14, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.10.0 (May 30, 2022)

  • System Color Picker now requires macOS 12. See the app website for the last macOS 11 compatible version.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.6 (Apr 10, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.5 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.4 (Jan 28, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.3 (Jan 17, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.2 (Jan 13, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.1 (Jan 9, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts on macOS 12.

New in System Color Picker 1.9.0 (Nov 16, 2021)

  • Added a preference to hide the menu bar icon.
  • Added the ability to copy the current color in HSB format. (Click the "..." button)

New in System Color Picker 1.8.0 (Oct 24, 2021)

  • Improved compatibility with macOS Monterey.
  • Added support for Shortcuts on macOS Monterey.

New in System Color Picker 1.7.1 (Oct 3, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.7.0 (Oct 1, 2021)

  • The six most recently picked colors are now shown in the window and menu bar item menu.
  • Added a preference to change what happens when clicking the menu bar icon.

New in System Color Picker 1.6.2 (Sep 19, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.6.1 (Aug 8, 2021)

  • The “Launch at login” preference is now disabled when “Show in menu bar” is disabled. It does not really make sense to launch the app at login when not in the menu bar. You can instead just put the app in the Dock and launch it when needed. It launches fast.

New in System Color Picker 1.6.0 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • Added a preference to use larger text in the color value text fields.

New in System Color Picker 1.5.0 (Jun 20, 2021)

  • Added a preference to prefix Hex colors with “#”.

New in System Color Picker 1.4.1 (Jun 10, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.4.0 (May 30, 2021)

  • Added support for the LCH color format.
  • Added the ability to choose which color formats to show in the color picker window.
  • Added the ability to set a global keyboard shortcut for picking a color.
  • The "Copy to HSL" keyboard shortcut changed to Shift+Command+s.

New in System Color Picker 1.3.2 (May 21, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.3.1 (May 20, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in System Color Picker 1.3.0 (May 16, 2021)

  • Added a preference to copy the color after picking it.

New in System Color Picker 1.2.0 (May 12, 2021)

  • Added the ability to quickly paste a color in any of the supported formats. Just press Shift+Command+v while the app is focused to paste. You can also find it in the “Color” menu.