Observed arrival · 2026-09-02

PixelSmoo — Pick Any Color

pixelsmoo.org Observed source

Editorial interest 81/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A small desktop and mobile screen color picker that copies HEX and RGB values from anything visible on screen.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-02 issue.

Field notes

PixelSmoo presents a short screen-sampling workflow and exposes both HEX and RGB output, with recent colors retained for reuse. Its platform notes are unusually concrete for a small utility: the Linux AppImage names KDE Plasma, GNOME, Wayland, X11, and fallback capture methods, while the archive links older releases. The page also preserves a small development history, noting that Windows versions 1 and 2 were deleted and are not being recompiled.

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○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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