# omz/ColorSense-for-Xcode

Plugin for Xcode to make working with colors more visual

Repository: https://github.com/omz/ColorSense-for-Xcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/colorsense-for-xcode
Language: Objective-C
License Family: other
Last push: 2016-03-22T12:29:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5107, "days_push": 3816, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2780, forks 434 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.619262+00:00)

## What it is
ColorSense is an Xcode plugin that visually displays UIColor and NSColor values as color overlays when the caret is placed on them, allowing adjustment via the macOS color picker. It was built for older Xcode versions and has not been updated since 2016.

## Use cases
- preview UIColor values visually while coding in Xcode
- adjust color constants on-the-fly with the macOS color picker
- insert colors into code from a picker via Edit menu items
- identify which color a numeric RGBA literal represents

## When to choose
- you are maintaining an older Objective-C codebase on Xcode 4.x/5.x era tooling
- you want quick visual feedback for hardcoded UIColor/NSColor constants

## When to avoid
- you use a modern Xcode version, as the plugin targets Xcode 4.x and is unmaintained
- you need HSB or CMYK color support or computed color expressions
- you need a plugin with an active maintenance track record

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, frontend
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: xcode-plugin, color-picker, uicolor, nscolor, objective-c, macos

## Member repositories
- omz/ColorSense-for-Xcode (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.619262+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:07.929444+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/omz/ColorSense-for-Xcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.619262+00:00, sha c7fd7c4f027f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.