Instant Eyedropper - Identify Screen Colours to use in Graphics or Web Applications
Posted by: Barry Cleave in Portable Freeware, tags: , Freeware, Graphics, Programs, Software, Utilities, Web Design, Windows, Windows Explorer, Windows Server, WIndows Vista, Windows XPWhat Is It?
Instant Eyedropper is a small utility to identify the colour of a particular screen pixel. It sits in the system tray when started and has no main GUI only an options window and a small window attached to the mouse cursor when identifying a colour.
A ProReviewer Mini-me Review
This is an overview of the program and not a more detailed review
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Why Would You Want It?
A quick and easy way to get identify screen colours in the various colour definition systems used for common computer applications using a Portable Application.
The supported colour formats are:
- HTML
- HEX
- Delphi Hex
- Visual Basic Hex
- RGB
- HSB
What Does It Do - The Essentials?
Summary:
- Identifies the colour of any screen pixel
Pros: What’s Good?
- Freeware
- Portable
- Intuitive & Easy to Use
- Supports all main colour code formats
- Sensible options
What the Developer Says:
The developers site gives the following information:
Save your time
Identification the color code of an object on the screen is usually an involved, multistep process: You press the Print Screen key to copy a screenshot to the clipboard, load a graphics-editing program, create a new file, paste the screenshot from the clipboard, zoom in on the object, use the "Pick Color" tool, and finally copy the HTML code of the color to the clipboard.
Webmasters may repeat this operation many times a day. Just imagine how much time can be saved by using Instant Eyedropper to do the same thing With a Single Click!
More Information can be found here:
http://instant-eyedropper.com/
Using Instant Eyedropper
Click on the System Tray Icon with the left mouse button and hold
(Click on any picture to show full size)
Drag the mouse target to the required pixel (target shown with the blue arrow)
The window to the right of the target shows the area of the screen and the code for the colour in the chosen format, this can be seen better on the next screenshot:
Releasing the left mouse button copies the code to the clipboard ready for use where ever you need it.
The System Tray Right Click Menu
Here you can set the colour code format options as well as access the |Options screen help file or Exit the program.
The Options Window
The options are self explanatory
Help File
There is a minimal help file included but, as noted earlier, use of the utility is simple.
What are the Technical Details & Compatibility?
| Name | Instant Eyedropper |
| Software Version | 1.55 |
| Release Date | 1 Dec 2006 |
| Compatibility | NT/2000/XP/2003 |
| Homepage | http://instant-eyedropper.com/ |
| Download | Download Instant Eyedropper |
| Download Size | 415Kb |
| OS Reviewed On | Windows XP Pro |
| Size on Disk | 1,038kB |
| Memory Use | 4,196K |
| Review Date | April 2008 |
| License | Freeware |
What is the My Free Review Experience?
Very simple to use and worth keeping as part of your Portable Freeware collection.My opinion is:
Useful - Simple - Easy to Use
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April 27th, 2008 at 11:10 am - Edit
Nice tips, i found all information i was looking for, i will use some of them.
August 2nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm - Edit
what a nice tool, thanks for the recommendation, from now on i won’t have to open up Photoshop for small tasks like this.
Ken - web designer
October 21st, 2008 at 8:06 pm - Edit
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May 6th, 2009 at 9:19 am - Edit
I like the solutions provided by Instant Eyedropper. Surely I will use it for identifying various screen colours. I would further say that this effective tool is mandatory for web designers and developers.