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24 alternatives to Swatches: Live Color Picker

A fun and accurate color picker for the real world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swatches: Live Color Picker launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swatches▲245

   A fun and accurate color picker for the real world

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2AC
   A Color Picker I Made▲591

   2019 · colorsupplyyy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AC
   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 →

4. 4MF
   My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker▲418

   2017 · coneapp.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Color Picker▲72

   One color picker app for all your devices

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Color Collect▲103

   A color app for every one.

   2019 · colorcollect.cc · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Neon▲81

   Real-time color & gradient picker

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pixelied Color Palette Generator▲259

   Pick, edit & visualize - your free palette generator tool

   2024 · pixelied.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   .colors()▲115

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

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SwatchMe▲153

    Create color palettes using your camera

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    System Color Picker▲233

    The macOS color picker supercharged

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paletter▲129

    Create Professional Color Palettes from a Single Color

    2021 · paletter.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Litur▲117

    A color picker app for the world around you.

    2019 · litur.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cone 2.0▲106

    Pick and identify Pantone colors form the real world

    2020 · cone.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Aurora▲121

    Beautiful iOS and macOS color picker

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tint▲85

    A better color picker

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Color Sense▲114

    Your top choice for a color picker extension on Safari

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Color Picker Pro, Open Source Color Picker for Mac Os X▲55

    Color Detection Tool for Designers and Developers. Contribute to oscardelben/Color-Picker-Pro development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pickr▲113

    Flat, simple and hackable color picker.

    2019 · simonwep.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    An iPhone app that lets you pick colors and identify PANTONE colors▲112

    Capture colors live from your camera or photos, organize them effortlessly into a library, and explore detailed insights, including matching Pantone shades

    2020 · cone.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Coloree▲73

    A better color picker for developers with an AR companion 🎨

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cone▲137

    A delightful and easy to use color picker for the real world

    2017 · coneapp.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Swiss Color▲114

    Swiss style color picker

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Color▲131

    A minimal swatch picker

    2014 · color.hailpixel.com · 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 →