pika ☆
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Description:
Colour picker for colours onscreen
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 1.5.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @superhighfives  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: color-picker developer-tools design macos productivity
Install: brew install --cask pika
About:
Pika is a native macOS colour picker designed for developers and designers. It allows you to sample any colour from your screen with pixel-perfect precision, even outside the application window. The tool provides instant access to colour values in various formats, streamlining the workflow for UI development and digital design.
Key Features:
  • Global colour sampling from anywhere on screen
  • Support for multiple colour formats (Hex, RGB, HSL, etc.)
  • Eyedropper tool for precise pixel selection
  • Native macOS application with a clean interface
Use Cases:
  • Developers extracting exact hex codes for CSS from mockups or websites
  • Designers matching colours across different elements in a UI layout
Alternatives:
  • Digital Colour Meter – Built-in macOS utility, but Pika offers a more modern UI and developer-focused features
  • Sip – Another popular colour picker, though Pika is open-source and free
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Mar 17, 2026 5:00am 1.5.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 676c5610
Feb 26, 2026 7:20am 1.4.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 4e655a71
Jan 26, 2026 1:39am 1.3.0 0 VERSION_BUMP bd92aad3
Aug 13, 2025 7:18pm 1.1.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 4cdbb82a
Aug 13, 2025 1:06am 1.1.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 9c345980
Jan 23, 2024 2:58am 0.0.16 0 VERSION_BUMP eee44090
Nov 30, 2023 8:19pm 0.0.16 0 VERSION_BUMP 8b3cd378
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