Open HexDrop
Find the droplet in your menu bar and open it whenever you need it.
Get started in 20 seconds
Where the app is, how to pick, and how to copy.
Pick a color
Press ⌘⇧E, hover over the color you want, then click once to capture it.
Copy and move on
Press Enter or ⌘C to copy the selected value and keep working.
What HexDrop helps you do
Outcome-focused so the guide feels approachable before it gets detailed.
Grab any color on screen
No app switching. Just pick from anywhere and keep your flow.
Copy in the format you need
HEX first, but formats are one step away when you need more.
Build a reusable history
Recent colors stay close so you can reuse, compare, reorder, and copy again fast.
Common tasks
The three most common things you'll actually do.
Grab a color from another app
- Press
⌘⇧E - Hover over the color
- Click once to capture
- Paste wherever you need it
Copy the same color in another format
- Open HexDrop
- Select the color from history
- Open formats (chevron or
F) - Copy HEX, RGB, HSL, SwiftUI, Tailwind, or more
Turn recent picks into a palette
- Pick a few colors during your workflow
- Review them in history
- Export for your Figma plugin when ready (
⌘⇧F, menu open) - Keep iterating from there
Ready to pick colors faster?
HexDrop keeps color picking fast, precise, and out of your way. Need every detail? The full documentation is one click away.
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