ColorSnapper vs Just Color Picker (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ColorSnapper if

• Fits if you copy exact colors out of anything on a Mac screen
• Works for developers who want the value in a code format

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you use Windows, as it runs only on macOS
• Skip it if you want a known price, since none could be read
• Too light for building palettes, which the listing does not cover
• Watch out: it is no longer on the Mac App Store, and former buyers claim a discount on the standalone version
• Watch out: it needs macOS 14.6 or later

Pick Just Color Picker if

• Fits if you want a free picker that shows several color formats at once
• Works for people who need to check text readability against a color

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you use Linux or a phone, as neither is listed
• Not for you if you want screen freeze on a Mac, since freeze and click-to-capture are Windows only
• Watch out: on macOS it needs the Screen Recording permission and keeps settings in a hidden ~/.config folder
• Watch out: macOS needs 64-bit 10.8 or later

ColorSnapper

• The checkout is a Paddle overlay, so the license price could not be read from the vendor's pages; check it on the site.
• Pro is a separate in-app upgrade, described as one-time with no subscription.
• Works on macOS 14.6 and later; ColorSnapper 2 is no longer on the Mac App Store, and former buyers can claim a discount on the standalone version.
• Runs on macOS only; there is no Windows version.

Just Color Picker

• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 to 11 and 64-bit macOS 10.8 or later; no Linux version is listed.
• Screen freeze and click-to-capture are Windows only.
• On macOS it needs the Screen Recording permission and stores settings in a hidden ~/.config folder.

ColorSnapper

Magnifying glass

Invoked from a menu item or global shortcut; works across multiple displays and Spaces.

Hi-Precision mode

Lets you choose every physical pixel on a retina screen.

30+ export formats

Generic, CSS, NSColor, UIColor, Swift, Android, Java, .NET, CGColor and OpenGL, among others.

Favorites and history

Mark colors as favorites or go back through hundreds of earlier picks.

Color adjustment

Edit colors in Apple's Color Panel before exporting.

Pro formats

The Pro upgrade adds lch(), oklch() and oklab() export and an LCH slider editor.

Just Color Picker

Color code formats

HEX, RGB, HSB/HSV, HSL, HWB, CMY, CMYK, Oklab and TColor.

Magnifier and keyboard control

3x, 9x and 15x magnifier, with keyboard control of the cursor for precision.

Color list

Save and catalog picked colors, add comments, and open or save Photoshop .aco and GIMP .gpl palettes.

Editors and schemes

RGB, HSV and HSL editors, color wheels, a harmonious scheme generator and gradients between two colors.

Readability check

A text tool for judging font and background color combinations.

Screen freeze and point lock

Screen freeze is Windows only; point lock watches the color at a fixed screen spot.

ColorSnapper

Pricing could not be confirmed. See colorsnapper.com.

Just Color Picker

• Just Color Picker$0

  Freeware; the Windows version is a portable app and the macOS version comes as a disk image.