Create a Stand-alone Color Picker Mac App

Posted by GB Bowers on September 14, 2009

Want to use the Apple Color Picker anywhere on your Mac? Let's make it into its own Mac app.

Watch the included video (the HD fullscreen option is best, btw), and pardon my random jumpy nature… I did this quickly when trying out a screencasting tool for the first time.

Hope it is helpful.

Curious about the Color Picker and how to utilize it? iAlicia has a great screencast on TeachStreet explaining some of the features.

The color picker add-ins I mention in my screencast are available for free at the following places:

Hex Color Picker

Developer Color Picker (highly recommended)


1 comment

    • Posted by Joseph Sunga on September 14, 2009
    • oh my, this made my night. thanks a lot for sharing. i didnt know you could just make applications as easy as that. this definitely beats doing a screenshot of something and opening photoshop just to get an idea of what the color is. awesome!

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