# simonwep/pickr

🎨 Pickr - A simple, multi-themed, responsive and hackable Color-Picker library. No dependencies, no jQuery. Compatible with all CSS Frameworks e.g. Bootstrap, Materialize. Supports alpha channel, rgba, hsla, hsva and more!

Repository: https://github.com/simonwep/pickr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pickr
Homepage: https://simonwep.github.io/pickr
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: color-picker, colorpicker, color, js-library, widget, ux-ui, pickr, material-design, color-palette, color-picker-library, color-picker-popup, ux-design, js, picker, swatches
Last push: 2026-07-29T16:24:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3020, "days_push": 35, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4487, forks 294 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:51.267174+00:00)

## What it is
Pickr is a dependency-free, multi-themed, responsive color picker library for JavaScript web applications. It supports multiple color representations (rgba, hsla, hsva), alpha channels, swatches, touch devices, and works alongside any CSS framework.

## Use cases
- add a color picker to a web form
- let users pick colors with alpha/opacity control
- embed a color picker widget in a theme customizer
- replace jQuery color picker plugins with a dependency-free library
- add color swatches for quick selection in a design tool
- build a responsive color picker that works on touch devices

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, zero-dependency color picker for the browser
- you want multiple themes and color formats out of the box
- you need accessibility, i18n, and touch support in a UI widget
- you want a picker compatible with Bootstrap, Materialize, or other CSS frameworks

## When to avoid
- you need a feature set that will keep growing - the project's feature set is frozen and only receives security/bug fixes
- you need ES5 support for very old browsers
- you need a heavily tested, modular codebase - the core is monolithic and hard to extend

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: color-picker, javascript, zero-dependencies, widget, ux, themes, alpha-channel, accessible, nodejs

## Member repositories
- simonwep/pickr (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.267174+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 2026-08-29T18:20:30.304372+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simonwep/pickr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.267174+00:00, sha e9b5408231c1)
  - homepage: https://simonwep.github.io/pickr (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:57.367969+00:00, sha 2dc1870771ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.