Colormate vs System Color Picker

Comparing the features of Colormate to System Color Picker

Feature
Colormate
System Color Picker

Capability Features

Color Conversion
HEXRGBHSL
Color Editing
Color Picker
Copy as Hex Shortcut
Shift + Command + h
Copy as HSL Shortcut
Shift + Command + s
Copy as LCH Shortcut
Shift + Command + l
Copy as OKLCH Shortcut
Shift + Command + o
Copy as RGB Shortcut
Shift + Command + r
Copy as Unit RGB Shortcut
Shift + Command + u
Copy, Paste, Convert Colors
HexHSLRGBUnit RGB (0-1)OKLCHLCH
Custom Global Shortcut
Export Color Palettes
Export Swatches
Global Keyboard Shortcut
Hide Menu Bar Icon
High Resolution Slider Control
Keyboard Pixel Navigation
Menu Bar Mode
Non-App Store Version
Palette Color Management
CopyEdit
Palette Creation
Palette Management
AddMoveRemoveRename
Palettes Support
Paste Color Shortcut
Shift + Command + v
Pick Color Keyboard Shortcut
Command + p
Realtime Picker
Recently Picked Colors
Reset Opacity Shortcut
Control + Shift + o
Scripting via Shortcuts
Shortcuts Support
Start at Login
Theme Customization
LightDarkAuto (system match)
Unlimited Colors Per Palette
Unlimited
Unlimited Palettes
Unlimited
Window Always on Top

Integration Features

Import Palette Formats
Simple Color PaletteAdobe Swatch Exchange (ASE)
macOS Compatibility
Plugin Support for UIColor/NSColor
Skala Color
Plugins Supported
Skala ColorPro PickerMaterial DesignColor Picker Plus

Limitation Features

Color Format Clamping
HSL and RGB formats always clamped to sRGB color space
macOS Support
macOS 11+macOS 12+macOS 13+macOS 14+macOS 15+
No API
No Automatic Updates (Non-App Store)
No Localization Support
Platform Limitation
macOS only
Sampler Only Shows RGB
Swatch Deletion Limitation

Pricing Features

Free Tier
No Mention of Free Tier
No Mention of Subscription
Pricing Information
Not specified