Sip

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

Sip launched on January 8, 2014 with 157 votes, #22 of 1,173 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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LaunchedJan 8, 2014

Launch day▲ 157 votes, 7 commentstop 2% of 1,173 that month

Websitetheolabrothers.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

TopicsMac, Menu Bar Apps, Tech

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By the numbers

#22
of 1,173 launches in January 2014: 90%
of 2014's launches got fewer votes: 2×
the median launch of 2014 (74 votes): 55
launches landed the same day: 12 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026): 1st
earlier than 8 of its 8 closest products

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