Color Picker
Pick any color on your screen with a shortcut or by voice and copy it as hex, RGB, HSL or OKLCH. Keeps your recent colors and converts between formats.
Overview
Color Picker samples the pixel you click, anywhere on screen, and copies its value in your format. It keeps your last twelve colors, converts between formats, and names the nearest CSS color when you ask. See the Color Picker page for an overview.
Requirements
Color Picker stays off until you turn it on.
| System | Supported |
|---|---|
| macOS | Yes |
| Windows | Yes |
| Linux (Wayland) | Yes |
| Linux (X11) | Yes |
| Permission | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Read a Color on Screen | Reads the one pixel you click. Nothing else on screen is captured. |
| Write to the Clipboard | Copies results so you can paste them. |
| Show Notifications | Confirms what it did with a short message. |
| Use a Global Hotkey | Listens for its own shortcut while you work in other apps. |
| Add Tools to Command Mode | Lets you use it by voice in Command mode. |
On a Mac, Color Picker uses the system's own color sampler and needs no Screen Recording permission.
Turn it on
Open in Glaido: Color Picker. Opens this extension's setup in the Glaido desktop app.
Or open Extensions in the Glaido sidebar, choose Color Picker, and turn it on.
Use it
Set a shortcut, then press it and click the pixel you want. The value is copied and a toast shows the swatch. Press Escape to cancel; nothing is copied.
- Mac: the system magnifier opens. Click to sample.
- Windows: your next click samples the pixel under the pointer, and that click doesn't reach the app below. Escape or a right click cancels.
- Linux: Glaido uses your desktop's color picker through the screenshot portal. On X11 without the portal, your next click on the screen samples.
Every sample is converted to sRGB before it's formatted, so a wide-gamut display doesn't change the hex you paste.
| Command | Say | Default shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Pick a Color: Opens the system's color picker. Click a pixel and its value is copied in your default format, with a toast showing the swatch. Escape cancels and copies nothing. | "Pick a color", "Pick a color as RGB" | Set your own |
| Recent Colors: Shows your recent colors as a grid in Spotlight. Pick one to copy it again, or ask for them by voice. | "What color did I pick last?", "Show my recent colors" | Set your own |
| Convert a Color: Converts a color between hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH. It also accepts a CSS color name, such as royal blue. | "Convert #2563EB to HSL", "Turn royal blue into RGB" | By voice or Spotlight |
Voice commands
Hold your Commands hotkey and say:
- "Pick a color"
- "Pick a color as RGB"
- "What color did I pick last?"
- "Convert #2563EB to HSL"
From a terminal or an agent
Color Picker adds no server of its own. With the command line on, run it from a terminal with glaido ext color-picker pick, or from an AI agent through glaido mcp. See Extensions.
Settings
| Setting | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Copy Format | #RRGGBB, RRGGBB, rgb(), hsl(), oklch() | #RRGGBB |
| Uppercase Hex | On, Off | On |
| Show a Toast After Picking | On, Off | On |
Clear recents on the extension's page empties the recent colors.
Privacy
Color Picker reads only the pixel you click. Recent colors are kept on this computer. When you ask Glaido to name a color, only its hex value goes to the AI model.
Troubleshooting
- The shortcut does nothing. Another app or a Glaido hotkey may use it. Open the extension's page and pick another shortcut.
- Linux shows no picker. Your desktop may not have the screenshot portal. On Wayland, Glaido needs the portal; install your desktop's
xdg-desktop-portalpackage.