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Everything you need to know about using Pika, from keyboard shortcuts to URL automation.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Pick
| Pick foreground colour | ⌘D |
| Pick background colour | ⇧⌘D |
Copy
| Copy foreground colour | ⌘C |
| Copy background colour | ⇧⌘C |
System Picker
| Open system colour picker (foreground) | ⌘S |
| Open system colour picker (background) | ⇧⌘S |
Change Format
| Hex | ⌘1 |
| RGB | ⌘2 |
| HSB | ⌘3 |
| HSL | ⌘4 |
| LAB | ⌘5 |
| OpenGL | ⌘6 |
| OKLCH | ⌘7 |
Actions
| Swap colours | X |
| Toggle history | H |
| Toggle compliance | C |
| Toggle colour preview | P |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Preferences | ⌘, |
| Quit Pika | ⌘Q |
URL Triggers
Automate Pika from other apps using the pika:// URL scheme. You can also append a format to pick or copy actions, e.g. pika://pick/foreground/hex.
Pick
| Pick foreground colour | pika://pick/foreground |
| Pick background colour | pika://pick/background |
| Pick foreground and background | pika://pick/contrast |
| Pick foreground in a specific format | pika://pick/foreground/<format> |
| Pick background in a specific format | pika://pick/background/<format> |
System Picker
| Open system colour picker (foreground) | pika://system/foreground |
| Open system colour picker (background) | pika://system/background |
Copy
| Copy foreground colour | pika://copy/foreground |
| Copy background colour | pika://copy/background |
| Copy foreground in a specific format | pika://copy/foreground/<format> |
| Copy background in a specific format | pika://copy/background/<format> |
| Copy all colours as text | pika://copy/text |
| Copy all colours as JSON | pika://copy/json |
Change Format
| Set format to Hex | pika://format/hex |
| Set format to RGB | pika://format/rgb |
| Set format to HSB | pika://format/hsb |
| Set format to HSL | pika://format/hsl |
| Set format to LAB | pika://format/lab |
| Set format to OpenGL | pika://format/opengl |
| Set format to OKLCH | pika://format/oklch |
Actions
| Swap foreground and background | pika://swap |
| Undo last pick | pika://undo |
| Redo last pick | pika://redo |
Compliance
| Show compliance | pika://compliance/show |
| Hide compliance | pika://compliance/hide |
| Toggle compliance | pika://compliance/toggle |
Preview
| Show colour preview | pika://preview/show |
| Hide colour preview | pika://preview/hide |
| Toggle colour preview | pika://preview/toggle |
Set Colour
| Set foreground colour | pika://set/foreground/<hex> |
| Set background colour | pika://set/background/<hex> |
History
| Show the history drawer | pika://history/show |
| Hide the history drawer | pika://history/hide |
| Toggle the history drawer | pika://history/toggle |
Window
| Open the About window | pika://window/about |
| Open the Help window | pika://window/help |
| Open the Preferences window | pika://window/preferences |
| Open the Splash window | pika://window/splash |
| Resize window | pika://window/resize/<w>/<h> |
Appearance
| Force light appearance | pika://appearance/light |
| Force dark appearance | pika://appearance/dark |
| Restore system appearance | pika://appearance/system |
Colour Formats
| Format | Example | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Hex | #8F0FD0 | ⌘1 |
| RGB | 143, 15, 208 | ⌘2 |
| HSB | 277°, 93%, 82% | ⌘3 |
| HSL | 277°, 86%, 44% | ⌘4 |
| LAB | 36, 62, −69 | ⌘5 |
| OpenGL | 0.56, 0.06, 0.82 | ⌘6 |
| OKLCH | 0.45, 0.24, 299° | ⌘7 |
Open Source
Pika is free and open source, built and maintained on GitHub. Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome.
| View source and contribute | github.com/superhighfives/pika ↗ |
| Report feedback or issues | github.com/…/issues ↗ |
| Support on the Mac App Store | apps.apple.com/…/pika ↗ |