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24 alternatives to Colorx - Menu Bar Color Converter

Very simple color converter that lives in your menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Colorx - Menu Bar Color Converter launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Color Peeker▲115

   Color code in the menu bar

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Color Converter▲100

   Convert HEX/RGBA/HSL to code snippets from macOS menubar

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Palette For Mac▲205

   A menu bar based colour contrast analyser

   2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →

4. 4
   System Color Picker▲233

   The macOS color picker supercharged

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MenubarX▲474

   A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Color Converter▲73

   Convert HEX & RGB colors to UI- and NSColor 🎨

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sip▲157

   Simple OSX app to sample & encode any color on your screen.

   2014 · theolabrothers.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Culrs Mac App▲245

   Thoughtfully crafted color palettes now on your mac menubar

   2019 · culrs.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Drop▲303

   Beautiful color picker with Touch Bar support

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10AC
    A color picker for named web colors▲731

    I had this idea kicking around in my head for quite a while. Took an evening to make this, and a short morning to polish it a bit. So here it is!

    2022 · arantius.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ColorSnapper▲177

    The missing color picker for Mac.

    2015 · colorsnapper.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ColorNoise▲74

    Productivity booster with brown noise for macOS menu bar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Roy▲146

    A simple & delightful color picker for designers

    2020 · useroy.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kelir▲120

    Color picker, color pallete and color gradient for your Mac

    2016 · scrapdenton.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Utility to change macOS Big Sur menu bar color▲96

    Simple utility to change macOS Big Sur and Monterey menu bar color by appending a solid color or gradient rectangle to a wallpaper image - igorkulman/ChangeMenuBarColor

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shade▲105

    Super easy color contrast insights and recommendations

    2017 · halogensoftworks.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Colorize▲89

    Turns any word or phrase into a hex color

    2016 · alexbeals.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Colorkit▲124

    A productivity tool for color management for designers

    2015 · colorkit.maketheweb.pl · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DockX▲232

    Everything on dock & menu bar

    2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Coloree▲73

    A better color picker for developers with an AR companion 🎨

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    cccolor▲160

    Clean & simple color picker for web designers

    2021 · fffuel.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Kotor Color Picker▲71

    Grab colors, collect, and use later on your menubar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Contrast Safe▲88

    Small macOS menu bar app to check your colors against WCAG

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    .colors()▲115

    🎨 A color picker for people who live in their text editor

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →