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macOS Color Picker

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Sometimes, less is more. Choosing a hex color should be simple—no extra apps or plugins required. How?

While browsing the web for interesting repositories and developers, I came across Shu Ding’s projects . That led me to Paco Coursey’s website , where I was impressed by how effortlessly one can create an application to use the macOS native color picker.

Here’s how:

  1. Open Script Editor and create a new document.

  2. Type choose color.

    Script Editor

  3. Save it as an Application in the File Format menu.

    Save Application

  4. Now, access it using Spotlight—or a similar tool—to quickly copy the hex code from the second tab with RGB Sliders.

    Color Picker

  5. Press Esc to close the app when you’re done.

And that’s it! As Paco Coursey put it: no installation necessary, the colors are always accurate, and you can even save a few favorites to the grid at the bottom.