Best alternatives to Color Catcher (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Color Catcher, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Color Catcher alternatives, compared
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Color Picker
Color picker tool with pallete and history
≈10K users5.0★ from 12 ratings5 permissions- About 10× more users than Color Catcher
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Color Picker
Search for the perfect color via an stylish color picker in a popup window.
≈9K users4.5★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Color Catcher
- Updated more recently
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cat-catch
Web media sniffing tool
≈800K users4.7★ from 737 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago12 permissions- About 800× more users than Color Catcher
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 2)
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Smart Color Picker and Palettes
An extension to get the color code of any pixel on the web page. It also offers trendy color palettes and css gradients
≈3K users4.4★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Color Catcher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Color Picker Tool & Eye Dropper
Use the Eyedropper to pick colors from websites. Generate gradients, palettes, and instantly copy HEX or RGB values.
≈10K users4.8★ from 44 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than Color Catcher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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color contrast checker
Ensure accessibility with Color Contrast Checker. Easily check color contrast with contrast checker for compliance!
≈2K users4.6★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 18 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than Color Catcher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Eyedropper - color picker tool
"Eyedropper" is a lightweight extension that lets you capture any color on the screen.
≈30K users4.8★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions- About 30× more users than Color Catcher
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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cat-catch
Web media sniffing tool
≈20K users4.8★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago11 permissions- About 20× more users than Color Catcher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 2)
Color Catcher alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Color Catcher?
By users, the most popular alternative is cat-catch with ≈800K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Color Picker.
Which Color Catcher alternative has the best rating?
cat-catch has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 737 ratings.
Is there a Color Catcher alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
color contrast checker asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Color Catcher.
How many alternatives to Color Catcher are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Color Catcher on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.