superhighfives/pika
An open-source colour picker app for macOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 26.0
- age_days: 2073
- days_rel: 35
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
2550 stars · 81 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Pika is a free, open-source, native macOS colour picker app built with Swift and SwiftUI. It lets users pick colours from anywhere on screen, copy them in multiple formats, and check WCAG/APCA contrast compliance.
Use cases
- pick a colour from anywhere on my screen on mac
- copy hex or rgb values of onscreen colours
- check contrast ratio for wcag compliance between two colours
- convert colours between hex, rgb, hsl, lab and oklch formats
- automate colour picking from scripts via url scheme
- keep a history of colours I've picked
When to choose
- you're a designer or developer on macOS who needs fast screen colour picking
- you need multiple colour formats and clipboard copying
- you want accessibility-focused contrast checking (WCAG/APCA)
- you prefer open-source, native, keyboard-driven tools
When to avoid
- you're on Windows or Linux
- you need a full design suite or palette management tool
- you need to pick colours on iOS or from a browser only
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools accessibility web-design developer-tools desktop-applications accessibility color-picker swiftui screen-color-picking wcag menu-bar-app url-scheme macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/superhighfives/pika · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8fe4f5f8e8fe
- homepage: https://superhighfives.com/pika · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5b5d921a34e9
- site_page: https://superhighfives.com/pika/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · c1a2989782ae
- site_page: https://superhighfives.com/pika/help · fetched 2026-08-29 · 929391fc9f21
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| superhighfives/pika | main | 98 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="superhighfives/pika")
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