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Introduction to Free Color Picker 1.2
Overview
Free Color Picker 1.2 is a software program designed to capture the color of any pixel displayed on the screen. It features a screen magnifier that allows users to easily select and identify colors.
Features
- Capture the color of the pixel under the cursor (F4 keyboard shortcut)
- Copy the color code under the cursor to the system clipboard in the format selected by the user (F3 hotkey)
- Screen magnifier that enlarges the screen content around the current cursor position with a maximum magnification of 30x
- Set the algorithm used for zooming
- Capture the pixel color at user-specified screen coordinates
- Automatic capturing of color under the cursor at user-specified time intervals
- Ability to pick-up colors from PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF graphic files opened in the program
- Display color numeric codes and copy them in 9 popular formats used on websites and in various programming languages
- Save and load color palettes in a proprietary format (JSON text files with the .colors extension) and in the format used by GIMP program (.gpl files)
- Advanced color palette editor for modifying colors, sorting, numbering, moving, adding, and removing colors
- Color palette sorting options by number, name, value, RGB channels intensity, CMYK components, and HSL components
- Modify color palette with various options such as color conversion, inversion, brightness and contrast adjustment, color fading, color mixing, and more
- Generate random colors and gradient colors with start and end colors
- Color mixer tool to calculate the color obtained after mixing two user-defined colors
Use Cases
Free Color Picker 1.2 is ideal for graphic designers, web developers, and anyone working with digital images who needs to accurately capture and identify colors on the screen. It is a useful tool for creating color palettes, editing colors, and generating new color schemes.
Technical Details and System Requirements
- Supported OS: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Pentium IV or higher
- RAM: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- Free Hard Disk Space: 200 MB or more
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