superhighfives/pika

Show hex color below magnifier glass

CodeBrauer opened this issue · 1 comments

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If I pick a color just to ensure, the color is the right one - I want to see the hex right away below the magnifier.
So I don't have to pick, paste somewhere to check the value.

Describe the solution you'd like
If I press my shortcut to pick a color, I want to see the hex value of the current color right away.

Describe alternatives you've considered
ColorSlurp and Sip use the same logic, but they switch to "PRO-features" with subscriptions. (See

Additional context

Bildschirmfoto 2021-05-31 um 15 13 12

Bildschirmfoto 2021-05-31 um 15 13 44

Hey @CodeBrauer—appreciate you opening this issue. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the API that Pika uses, it's outside the scope of this app. I've got some more context on what is happening behind the scenes here: #45 (comment)

If someone has a clever way to achieve this that doesn't require screen recording privledges, I'd love to hear about it. 👍

Thanks again for the suggestion!