sxcs is a minimal X11 color picker and magnifier.
Mouse Button1 will select and print the color to stdout. The output is TAB separated hex, rgb and hsl. Scroll Up/Down will zoom in and out. Any other mouse button will quit sxcs.
The keyboard can also be used when --keyboard is enabled. The arrow keys Left, Right, Up, Down as well as vi-like h, j, k, l are supported for moving the cursor. By default they move by 16 pixels, if Control is used then they move by 1 pixel, otherwise if Shift is used they move by 128 pixels instead. Space makes a selection. q and Escape quits. + and – zooms in and out.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Outputs HEX, RGB and HSL codes to the terminal.
- Magnifying window can be customized via filters:
- square – draws a square border.
- xhair – draws a square crosshair.
- grid – draws grid.
- circle – draws a circle.
- Option to disable the magnifier.
- One shot – quit the program after a single selection.
- Option to disable color output which effectively turns sxcs into a magnifier.
Website: codeberg.org/NRK/sxcs
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Developer: NRK and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
sxcs is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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