ColorSnapper vs Sip (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 Sip if

• Fits if you collect colors from screens into palettes on a Mac
• Works for designers who check contrast and copy values in the format an app needs

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you use Windows, as there is no version for it
• Skip it if you want updates forever: after the first year they cost 70% of the price
• Tight if you want a free tool, as only a 15-day trial exists
• Watch out: sync and sharing are listed as features but plan limits are not described

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.

Sip

• Runs on macOS only; there is no Windows version.
• The license includes one year of updates; after that, updates need a paid extension at 70% of the original price.
• Also available through Setapp.
• Sync and sharing between devices are listed as features, but the pages do not describe plan limits for them.

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.

Sip

Screen picker

Pick one or several colors from anywhere on screen with keyboard shortcuts and send them to other tools.

Palettes and sub-palettes

Organize colors with descriptions and nested palettes, and share them with a team.

Smart formats and profiles

Detects the frontmost app to choose a color format and applies the matching color profile.

Contrast checker

Flags low-contrast text and background pairs and can save corrected colors as a new palette.

Color vision simulation

Previews palettes as seen with protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia.

Color dock

Keeps favorite colors on any screen edge.

ColorSnapper

Pricing could not be confirmed. See colorsnapper.com.

Sip

• Sip license$29.99

  per seat, includes 1 year of updates

  Keep using the version you downloaded after the year, or extend the license for 70% of the original price. 30-day money-back guarantee.

ColorSnapper

No public discounts listed.

Sip

• Education

  50% education discount

  Sip's pricing page offers 50% off to people in education; send proof of enrollment by email, and the page says review can take up to 2 business days.