Best Color Picker Extensions for Firefox
Choose the addon that suits your needs
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If you are developer, designer or someone who likes consistency across interfaces, there are various extensions which can help you get hands on tools for selecting, copying and managing colors. In this guide, we bring the best color picker extensions for Firefox to inspire your creativity.
What are the best color picker extensions for Firefox?
Color Picker by Mark Lumnert – Easy to use
Color Picker by Mark Lumnert is an addon that allows yoiu search for the color you want through a pop-up.
To use it, go to Extensions, then select Color picker, a new window will open and it will have several categories like Artistic Colors, UI Design Colors, Game Colors, Favorite Colors, Popular Colors, Monitor Colors and more.
At the top, you will see a big color palette icon which you can use to render the native color picker UI. You can click on this icon to pick a new color.
Upon starting it for the first time, when you open the color picker UI, click on the Basic colors section to select and save your color.
More features of Color Picker:
- All picked colors are saved in the memory and you can access them from the popup
- Access colors in six different formats from the right-hand side
- Allows you to copy selected color format automatically to the clipboard
- Available for other browsers such as Chrome and Opera on Windows, Linux, and Mac
ColorZilla by Alex Sirota – Comes with a lot of features
ColorZilla by Alex Sirota can help you get color reading from any point in your browser, adjust the color and paste it in any program you like.
With the eyedropper tool, you can get the color of any pixel or area on the page and comes with a Photoshop like advanced color picker.
ColorZilla addon also has ultimate CSS gradient generator and a webpage color analyzer which allows you to get a color palette for any website.
It also comes with Palette Viewer and also has seven pre-installed palettes. The add-on also shows you the color history of recently picked colors.
More features of Color Picker:
- Displays element information like class id, tag name, size etc
- Allows copy picked colors automatically to clipboard
- Can analyze the page and inspect a palette of its colors
- Allows you to create advanced multi-stop CSS gradients
Colorpick Eyedropper by Sam Larison – Promising but still in beta
Colorpick Eyedropper by Sam Larison is a eye-dropper and color-picker tool which allows you to select color values from webpages.
The add-on allows you to manage and organize picked colors and it also lets you sort and remove duplicate colors in the palette.
You can save or print the color palette for reference and keep a record of previously picked colors as well.
The extension is in its Beta phase, and the developers has warned that you should not install the add-on if you don’t want bugs.
More features of Colorpick Eyedropper :
- Allows you to start picking colors each time popup is clicked
- Lets you track daily color usage statistics
- Can integrate with web standards seamlessly
- Show color values in different formats
Color by Fardos – Color Picker by Fardoss – Advanced features
Color by Fardos – Color Picker by Fardos comes with a color pick which uses zoom technology and allows you to save mutliple colors from any website. All you need is to press Ctrl + Shift + E to use the add-on.
It allows you to save your favorite colors and gradients. You can click any color and it’s HEX is saved to your clipboard.
The add-on comes with Color Search which helps you get matching color combos like Shades, Tints, Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, Split Complementary and Tetradic colors in seconds.
You can create linear or radient gradients with unlimited stops and it enables you to browse hundreds of brautiful gradients, edit, save and copy it is CSS whenever you need it.
More features of Color by Fardos – Color Picker:
- Allows you to get color palettes from any gradient you create
- Can add the color picker as the default in the options page
- Can customize the color type when copying automatically
- Color chooser automatically changes the selected color within the entire extension
ColorFish Color Picker by UI Vision RPA Software
ColorFish Color Picker by UI Vision RPA Software is an advaned open-source eyedropper and colorPicker to select color values from websites and desktop.
It lets you get a color reading from any point in your browser and desktop. This is the only browser extension which allows you to select desktop color.
The website eyedropper and desktop eyedropper features allow you to get the color of any pixel on the page or appor image on your desktop.
This color picker extension allows you to save the recently picked colors in the color history and enables you to get colors of dynamic hover elements.
More features of ColorFish Color Picker:
- Lets you drag & drop local images or PDF on your browser window and can use the extension on it
- Allows you single-click to start color picking
- Enables you pick colors from flash objects
- Allows you pick colors at any zoom level
What things to keep in mind before choosing color picker extension?
- Download source – It is advised to get the extension from the Firefox add-on store to avoid downloading malicious files.
- User reviews and ratings – Check the Firefox Add-ons website for ratings and reviews, so that you can rely on the extension and get more information from user’s point of view.
- Features – Go through the list of features to ensure that they have functions and features that you need in the color picker add-on.
- Privacy and security – Make sure you check the privacy policy to understand what data will they be collecting and how will it be used. Extensions with good reputation have clear policies and are transparent in data policies.
- Support & updates – Check whether the extension is actively maintained, gets regular updates and is supported by the developer. As this will make it compatible with the newer version of browser
How can I add the color picker extension on Firefox?
- Once you have selected an extension from the above list, go to the Firefox Browser add-ons website and search for it.
- Select the one you want from the search results, then click Add to Firefox.
- The extension will be downloaded and installed. Click Add to allow the extension to access browser tabs, and browser activity during navigation.
- You might also get a prompt to allow this extension to work in a private session. To enable it, place a checkmark and click Okay.
Selecting the right color picker extension for Firefox will let you enhance the creativity and enables you to enjoy the streamlined color management right into your browser.
If you are looking for a color picker software for Windows, there are several apps that we have listed in this separate guide.
For Windows, you can also use PowerTools color picker utility to find the prefect color; we have a detailed guide on how to use it.
Which color picker extension did you choose for Firefox? Share your choice with our readers in the comments section below.
