Screen color picker for Windows
Pick any color from anywhere on your screen — not just browsers, not just apps.
You work with colors all day. Matching a client's brand color from a PDF. Grabbing that exact blue from a competitor's website. Sampling a shade from an image in Photoshop. Finding the perfect accent from a Dribbble shot.
The problem? Browser extensions only work in browsers. Figma's eyedropper only works in Figma. Every tool is trapped in its own sandbox.
ColorSnap breaks that wall.
Press Win+Shift+C and pick any color from anywhere — your desktop wallpaper, a video playing in VLC, a color in an email, a pixel in a game. Anywhere. The hex code is instantly copied to your clipboard.
No switching apps. No screenshots. No color conversion tools. Just point and pick.
- Pick from anywhere — Not limited to browsers or specific apps. Any pixel on your screen is fair game.
- Instant hotkey — Press
Win+Shift+Cfrom any app, anytime - Multiple formats — Copy as HEX, RGB, or HSL with one click
- Color history — All picked colors are saved and browsable
- Auto-copy — Color values are copied to clipboard automatically
- System tray — Runs quietly in the background, always ready
- Dark theme — Clean, minimal UI that stays out of your way
Download the latest release from the Releases page:
.msi— Standard Windows installer (recommended).exe— NSIS installer
- Click "Pick a Color" or press
Win+Shift+C - App hides so you can see your full screen
- Move your cursor to any color you want
- Press
Win+Shift+Cagain to capture the color - Color is copied to your clipboard automatically
Press Esc to cancel pick mode without capturing.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Win+Shift+C |
Start pick mode / Capture color |
Esc |
Cancel pick mode |
Right-click any color from history to copy in different formats:
- HEX —
#3B82F6 - RGB —
rgb(59, 130, 246) - HSL —
hsl(217, 91%, 60%)
- Node.js 18+
- Rust 1.70+
- Tauri 2 system dependencies
git clone https://github.com/AleenaTahir1/ColorSnap.git
cd ColorSnap
npm install
npm run tauri devnpm run tauri buildColorSnap/
├── src/ # Frontend (React + TypeScript)
│ ├── components/ # UI components
│ ├── hooks/ # Custom hooks
│ ├── types/ # TypeScript types
│ └── utils/ # Color conversion utilities
├── src-tauri/ # Backend (Rust)
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── lib.rs # App setup, commands, tray
│ │ ├── color_picker.rs # Screen capture, pixel reading
│ │ └── storage.rs # Color history persistence
│ └── capabilities/ # Tauri 2 permissions
└── package.json
- Frontend — React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
- Backend — Rust, Tauri 2
- Screen Capture — Windows GDI API, xcap
- Build — Vite
This project uses a Source Available license. See LICENSE.txt for details.
- Free for personal and educational use
- Free to modify for personal use
- Commercial use requires permission
Aleena Tahir
- GitHub: AleenaTahir1