CNET Editors' review
Never again will you have to take screenshots or pull up a color wheel to match color hues. Pixie lets you get the color values for any object, including for your desktop or for any window of any application. Once the program is installed and running, all you have to do is point the mouse cursor to a solid or text color. Pixie then displays the color values in a tiny window in several popular formats, including HTML color code, RGB and CMYK codes, HSV, and hex. Various hot keys make your work with Pixie more comfortable; for example, Ctrl Alt C copies the HTML value of a current color to your Windows clipboard. We loved the fact that, for complex images, you can magnify a 32-by-32 pixel area to choose a color from exactly the pixel you want. The program also displays the selected pixel and its corresponding X and Y coordinates. Pixie is a cool little program that makes it easy for users of all levels to instantly reproduce colors in their favorite programs or on their Web pages.
Publisher's Description
From Nattyware:
Pixie is an easy-to-use, fast, and tiny utility designed especially to fit the needs of Webmasters and designers. It's a color picker that includes a mouse tracker. Run it and simply point to a color, and it will tell you the hex, RGB, HTML, CMYK, and HSV values of that color. You can then use these values to reproduce the selected color in your favorite programs. Pixie also will show the current 'xy' position of your mouse pointer. It's the only tool you'll need for working with colors.
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All versions:
4.6 starsout of 43 votes
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Current version:
4.3 starsout of 9 votes
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"it's great tool!"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
simple interface and easy to use, and portable!
Cons
i have no comment for it :)
Summary
it's very very useful for graphic designer, web designer, and other. otherwise, it's very good tool.
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"cmyk problems"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
The cmyk values I was getting from Pixie did not match the values I was getting from other programs.
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"I'd be lost without it."
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
I've been using Pixie for about five years from XP through Vista to 7. It's one of the first apps to go on a new machine. As tiny as it is, it keeps getting better with new features.
Cons
None that I've found. It's clumsy with Microsoft products because they don't accept HTML code input. Microsoft color picker is inherently awkward.
Summary
Precise, pixel-perfect color matching in HEX, HTML, RGB, CMYK AND HSV. I especially appreciate the hotkey copy function for HTML values.
I love that it operates independently, across other apps, so I can grab a color from a webpage and pop it into Photoshop or a web editor.
The new color mixer and magnifier options rock. -
"FANTASTIC !!!!!!!"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
It does exaclty what is advertised - allows you to know the exact color code of any onscrenn object in a millisecond! Never have to guess again - it really simplifies web and print design color code crossover issues as well.
Cons
None whatsoever.
Summary
Small, easy, delivers, makes design life easier.
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"Just what I was looking for"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
It does just what I need.
Cons
Has some problem with Show/Hide. If you let it get out of sight (To StatusBar), you won't be able to use it anymore till you restar your computer.
Also the letters are very small. With a 15' screen monitor I needed to use a lent.Summary
Very necessary and very useful. But tends to disappear just when you need it.
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"Works very well with no problems."
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
Easy to use and works very well
Cons
None to speak of.
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"Excellent, easy to use and very small."
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
intuitive, lots of features for such a tine program. It is perfect and unobtrusive
Cons
didn't find any
Summary
excellent.
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"Simple, little and perfect color picking program"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
A very simple and easy yet features rich.
Cons
There is no Mac version
Summary
I?d definitely recommend browsing their online help to check all the features of this little tool.
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"Loved it when I used XP"
Version: Pixie 4.1
Pros
Since XP is almost gone, though fondly remembered, it is almost useless to list the pros of this nifty little program. Uses almost no resources, works flawlessly.
Cons
It does work with Vista or Windows 7.
Summary
Oh, how I wish they'd update this to work with Vista/Windows 7. I miss it, and haven't found anything I like as much.
Now that Pixie is fully compatible with Windows 7, I really love it!
Updated on Feb 26, 2011
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