Picket is a screen color picker for Linux with magnifier and custom/user defined formats.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Magnifier: Zoom in on particular pixels.
- Precision: Pixel precision selection.
- CustomFormat: Custom color format output. Color Formats consist of two components: a unique identifier, and the actual strong to be copied to the clipboard.
- FormatEditor: Format editor.
- Variables: Multiple variables for format output creation.
- Settings: Useful settings including:
- Start immediate pick – Starts the picking process when the application starts.
- Copy to clipboard after pick – Copies the selected format to clipboard after the picking process finishes.
- Quit after pick – Quits the application after the picking process finishes.
- Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts.
Website: github.com/rajter/Picket
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Developer: Andrija Rajter
License: MIT License
Picket is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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