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Pixolor - Live Color Picker on Windows Pc

Developed By: embermitre

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 1.724 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.5.3
Size	4.4 MB
Release Date	September 11, 24
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. [see more (5)]
What's New: Bug fixes [see more]
Description from Developer: Pixolor is a circle floating over your apps showing a zoomed view of the underlying pixels, including color information and coordinates of the central pixel. One of Android Police... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Pixolor - Live Color Picker and install on Windows PC. Pixolor - Live Color Picker is free Tools app, developed by embermitre. Latest version of Pixolor - Live Color Picker is 1.5.3, was released on 2024-09-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Pixolor - Live Color Picker is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,724 users, 169 users had rated it 5*, 1,202 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Pixolor - Live Color Picker on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Pixolor - Live Color Picker on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Pixolor - Live Color Picker on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Pixolor - Live Color Picker using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Pixolor - Live Color Picker" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Pixolor - Live Color Picker on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Pixolor - Live Color Picker" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.5.3 , 1.4.18 , 1.3.6.

Download Pixolor - Live Color Picker 1.5.3 on Windows PC – 4.4 MB

Download Pixolor - Live Color Picker 1.4.18 on Windows PC – 4 MB

Download Pixolor - Live Color Picker 1.3.6 on Windows PC – 2.9 MB

Pixolor is a circle floating over your apps showing a zoomed view of the underlying pixels, including color information and coordinates of the central pixel.

One of Android Police's 20 Best Android Apps of 2015

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QUICK FAQ: if you want to copy the code to clipboard please use the Share button in the notification. Alternatively, tap just outside the circle overlay (bottom-left or top-right corner).

This app is mainly for designers to know technical pixel-level information. It is also useful for people with poor eyesight who want to effortlessly zoom in on parts of the screen (e.g. to read text more easily).

Requires Android Lollipop (5.0) or higher.

Note: For Xiaomi (MIUI) devices, please enable the overlay permission in the app's system settings.

Known issue: On some devices (e.g. K3 Note running Android 5.0), when the circle overlay is shown, the rest of the screen is auto-dimmed and this can cause the recognized colors to be darker than they actually are. There is no way to rectify this unfortunately.

Your iPhone friends will be jealous when they realise this technology is not possible on their devices :)

Benefits:

★ Know the color code (RGB) or coordinates (DIP) of any pixel on the screen
★ Know the size (DIPs) of any region of the screen - before you release the circle you will see the x/y distance dragged
★ Know the nearest Material Design Color to the focus color
★ Study pixel arrangement
★ Share screenshot or circular image to another app (e.g. send by email) - long press on thumbnail
★ Enlarge hard-to-read text. Very handy for those with not so perfect eyesight
★ Generate color palette from latest screenshot or latest circular zoomed section
★ Share a cropped area of the screen - focus overlay on one corner, then drag overlay to opposite corner. You will see thumbnail of the dragged region in the main screen. Long-press to share the image!

Other features:

★ Pinch-to-zoom
★ Fine panning using two fingers (thereafter, free to release a finger)
★ Tap outside circle (bottom-left or top-right) to copy color RGB to clipboard
★ Quick Settings Tile to toggle on/off
★ Hue Wheel color picker
★ Notification allowing you to: hide/show overlay; quit application; share latest color code with other apps

Please note: this app shows ads after an initial ad-free period. You have the option to disable ads by making a small one-time in-app payment. Thank you for your support.

Privacy:

★ Pixolor takes a single screenshot each time you place your finger on the circle. This is indicated by the brief appearance of the Chromecast status bar icon. When the Chromecast icon is not visible, you can be sure no app is reading the screen.
★ Captured screenshot data is never sent (in full or part) from your device or made available outside of the app. The only exception to this is when you explicitly share the image (long-press on thumbnail), in which case it will be shared in the way you request.

Permissions are explained in our website FAQ: https://hanpingchinese.com/faq/#permissions-pixolor

Credits:
Launcher Icon (v1.0.8 and later): Vukašin Anđelković
https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6941105890231522296

Bug fixes

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.