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Just Color Picker

Click to enlarge Graphic designers tend to look at things differently. They see the arrangement and color scheme of things that mere mortals would just take for granted. Anything can be art, and it takes a discerning eye to really see it sometimes. While taking part in normal computer functions, some designers may see colors that they'd like to use in their own projects. Identifying the type of color can be very difficult, but with Just Color Picker, you can get the exact color value of any pixel.

This simple program works quickly, and is very useful. When it's open, just point your mouse anywhere on the screen and you'll be informed about the color of the pixel. The 3x/9x zoom really helps you pinpoint things specifically instead of generally. You can get the color value in five formats: HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, and HSL. If you require the code of this program to be copied in part or full, it can be done. Copy the same with a single button click onto your clipboard. Just Color Picker can even remember the history of all chosen colors. Just copy the value you want and use it in your graphic work when the need arises. There are RGB and RYB color wheels and color mixer.

Just Color Picker also includes one more useful tool. With this feature you can easily pick harmonious colors, for example, for your web site. Just choose your favorite color and the color picker will find the best colors harmonically matched with yours.

No installation required, Just Color Picker can be run directly from a USB stick.

... well, and the best part. Just Color Picker is free :-)

Features

• Five formats of color value: HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, and HSL.
• 3x and 9x zoom of any screen area.
• Picked color history. Saving picked colors for future use.
• RGB and RYB color wheels display triads and complementary colors.
• Two harmonious color finders.
• RGB & HSV color mixers.
• Optional stay-on-top.
• User-defined hotkey to capture color info (Alt+X by default).
• Copying the color value or its part to the clipboard just by button click.
• Multilingual interface Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

Bulgarian Czech Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Slovak Spahish Swedish Turkish

Latest version: 1.9 (May 23, 2008). Features copying to clipboard from colour history (right-click) and activation color history colors (left-click).
Latest update: June 2, 2008. Windows Vista 64 and Windows Server 2008 support.
Supported platforms: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP 32 bit & 64 bit, Server 2003, Vista 32 bit & 64 bit, Server 2008.
No installation required.
License: freeware/donationware.

Download Just Color Picker 1.9 exe file, size 305 KB
Download Just Color Picker 1.9 zip archive, size 284 KB


Frequently Asked Questions

I plan to publish a note about your software in a magazine/ include your software into cover CD/ publish on a web-site/ etc. I'd like to ask you a permission.

Thanks. You may give this software to your friends, burn it onto CD-ROMs or other media, include it onto cover CDs, publish notes in magazines and upload it to software archives. Any web links to this site are appreciated. Also I would be glad to see any notes about my software, so please send me a scan of the magazine's page or a URL to the web-site.

I like your free software. What can I do for you?

If you have a PayPal or e-Gold account, you can make a donation to support this web-site and software hosting.

Also you can translate Just Color Picker interface to your native language to make it better for people in your country. It has Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish interfaces at this moment. I would be glad to have any other translations.

To translate the picker's interfase, you should download the zip-archive with language text file and translate the words and sentences after the "=" signs in each line. After that save the text file as ANSI, and send me it in attachment to the e-mail address at the Contacts page. This translation should not take more than 20 minutes of your time.

Please contact me if you have any suggestions or questions.

What is the relation between Anry Color Picker, TakeColor and Just Color Picker?

These are different names of the same Color Picker created by the same person. The program changed its name with time as well as new features were added. In 2003—2005 it was TakeColor, in 2005—2007 — Anry Color Picker, and it became Just Color Picker in 2007 along with changing its location to www.annystudio.com.