# Pika Pika (pronounced pi·kuh, like picker) is an easy to use, open-source, native colour picker for macOS. Pika makes it easy to quickly find colours onscreen, in the format you need, so you can get on with being a speedy, successful designer. ## Download **Download the latest version of the app at:
[superhighfives.com/pika](https://superhighfives.com/pika)** Or install with Homebrew: ```bash brew install --cask pika ``` ## Features - Quick color picking from anywhere on screen - Multiple color format support (Hex, RGB, HSB, HSL, LAB, OpenGL) - Keyboard shortcuts for efficiency - URL scheme support for automation - System color picker integration - Undo/redo functionality - Color swapping capabilities ## Learn More Learn more about the [motivations behind the project](https://medium.com/superhighfives/introducing-pika-d7725c397585), and the [product vision](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/wiki). --- ## Requirements ### OS - macOS Sequoia (Version 14) and newer ## Keyboard Shortcuts As of version `0.0.18`, Pika supports the following keyboard shortcuts: ### Pick colors - ⌘ D: Pick foreground - ⌘ ⇧ D: Pick background ### Copy colors - ⌘ C: Copy foreground - ⌘ ⇧ C: Copy background ### Use the system colour picker - ⌘ S: Use for foreground - ⌘ ⇧ S: Use for background ### Change formats - ⌘ 1: Format Hex - ⌘ 2: Format RGB - ⌘ 3: Format HSB - ⌘ 4: Format HSL - ⌘ 5: Format LAB - ⌘ 6: Format OpenGL - ⌘ 7: Format OKLCH ### Change colors - ⌘ Z: Undo last pick - ⌘ ⇧ Z: Redo last pick - X: Swap colors ## URL Triggers As of version `0.0.17`, you can trigger Pika using the `pika://` URL scheme. You can also change the format by appending it to the URL when picking or copying. For example, `pika://pick/foreground/hex` (or rgb, hsl, hsb). ### Pick colors - Pick foreground: - `pika://pick/foreground` - Pick background: - `pika://pick/background` - Pick colour with specific format: - `pika://pick/foreground/hex` (or hex, rgb, hsb, hsl, lab, opengl, oklch) - `pika://pick/background/hex` (or hex, rgb, hsb, hsl, lab, opengl, oklch) - Use the system color picker for foreground: - `pika://system/foreground` - Use the system color picker for background: - `pika://system/background` ### Copy colors - Copy foreground: - `pika://copy/foreground` - Copy background: - `pika://copy/background` - Copy colour with specific format: - `pika://copy/foreground/hex` (or hex, rgb, hsb, hsl, lab, opengl, oklch) - `pika://copy/background/hex` (or hex, rgb, hsb, hsl, lab, opengl, oklch) - Copy text - `pika://copy/text` - Copy JSON - `pika://copy/json` ### Change formats - Format Hex - `pika://format/hex` - Format RGB - `pika://format/rgb` - Format HSB - `pika://format/hsb` - Format HSL - `pika://format/hsl` - Format LAB - `pika://format/lab` - Format OpenGL - `pika://format/opengl` - Format OKLCH - `pika://format/oklch` ### Change colors - Undo last pick - `pika://undo` - Redo last pick - `pika://redo` - Swap colors - `pika://swap` ## Development - [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) - Swift Package Manager - [Mint](https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint) ## Getting Started with Contributing Make sure you have [mint](https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint) installed, and bootstrap the toolchain dependencies: ``` brew install mint mint bootstrap ``` Open `Pika.xcodeproj` and to run the project. [Sparkle](https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle) requires that you have a [team and signing profile set](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/638) for the project, or it will crash with a dyld / signal SIGABRT error. If you run into any problems, please [detail them in an issue](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/issues/new/). ## Contributions Any and all contributions are welcomed. Check for [open issues](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/issues), look through the [project roadmap](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/projects/1), help [translating the app](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/tree/main/Pika/Assets) and [submit a PR](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/compare). ## Dependencies and Thanks - [Sparkle](https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle) software update framework - [Defaults](https://github.com/sindresorhus/Defaults) - [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://github.com/sindresorhus/KeyboardShortcuts) - [Launch At Login](https://github.com/sindresorhus/LaunchAtLogin) - [NSWindow+Fade](https://gist.github.com/BenLeggiero/1ec89e5979bf88ca13e2393fdab15ecc) - [Sweetercolor](https://github.com/jathu/sweetercolor) colour extension library for Swift (slightly tweaked for NSColor, rather than UIColor) - [Color names](https://github.com/meodai/color-names) - Metal shader code in part thanks to [Smiley](https://github.com/aslr/Smiley) And a huge thank you to [Stormnoid](https://twitter.com/stormoid) for the incredible [2D vector field visualisation](https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4tfSRj) on Shadertoy.