OS X: Roll Your Own Color Picker

Posted on: 02.14.2008

Thanks to 2 little words and Apple’s Script Editor any OS X user can create a very powerful Color Picker. Add in the incredible Hex Color Picker and web developers can truly benefit. Here’s how it can be done.

Open Script Editor

You can find the Script Editor.app in “/Applications/AppleScript/”. I use Quicksilver so I can find and open apps with ease.

Type Two Words

Here’s the code that you need to type into the Script Editor:

choose color

Save

Save the script(CMD + S). In the “Save as dialog box” type in any name you like, choose a location, choose “Application bundle” in the File format select box, and finally click “Save”.