Sip
The right color every time.
Sip is a macOS color picker for selecting, organizing, and sharing colors across design workflows. It combines a screen picker with palette management, a persistent color dock, and collaboration features, helping teams keep color choices consistent and accessible.
Key capabilities include a precise picker with shortcuts and multi-color selection, a menu bar app and full native window, palettes and sub-palettes with descriptions, smart color profiles, automatic format detection, contrast checking, and color-vision simulation for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, and Achromatopsia. It also supports sharing and syncing content between devices.
Sip is aimed at designers, developers, and other professionals who work with color on macOS. It is available as a paid per-seat license that includes a year of updates, with license extensions available afterward. A 15-day free trial is offered without requiring a credit card, and an education discount is available.
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