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ColorSnatch

A lightweight desktop color picker and color editor utility .

Change Log

Track the development history of ColorSnatch

Version 1.3.0May 27, 2026

Latest

Added

  • WCAG color contrast checker
  • Save/load colors to and from Paint.NET, GIMP, Adobe, Microsoft RIFF, Procreate, Affinity palette formats

Changed

  • Load and keep color dictionary in memory on app startup
  • Significantly improved performance of Auto Rename all Colors
  • Application windows excluded from color capture

Fixed

  • Random crashes when changing zoom level
  • Rename button clearing text field
  • Screen freeze behavior

Version 1.2.1May 20, 2026

Added

  • Automatic update system

Version 1.2.0November 24, 2025

Added

  • Screen freeze (freezes screen updates to sample color of elements that change on mouse-hover)
  • Point lock (monitor color at set screen location independently of cursor movement)
  • Auto-name colors (auto-generates names for new colors or renames existing colors using a color dictionary)
  • Averaged color sampling for better color noise handling
  • Remove duplicates from color list
  • Ctrl + Arrows hotkeys for precise cursor movement
  • Linux (X11) support

Changed

  • Allow UI to be resizable

Fixed

  • UI flickering on startup
  • Missing CSS file filter when opening color list

Version 1.1.1May 28, 2025

Added

  • Check for Update functionality

Version 1.1.0May 26, 2025

Added

  • Harmonious Color Scheme Generator
  • Modify hotkeys for color capture and copy
  • Load colors from stylesheets (.css files)
  • Optionally capture color on mouse click

Changed

  • Scroll to newly added color in list

Fixed

  • Improved color and cursor preview performance
  • Current zoom level not being updated and saved
  • Memory error when app is closed

Version 1.0.0May 7, 2025

Added

  • Initial release