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Sip Color Picker Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Sip on Mac. Pick a color from anywhere on screen, zoom the picker, manage the color dock, and reach the extensions you installed.
Key label style

General

Open Contrast Checker
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+O
Open Picker
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+P
Open Status Menu
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+M
Open Main Menu
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Shift+M
Open Color Panel
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+C

Picker

Move Picker Left 1px
Left
Move Picker Left 10px
Shift+Left
Move Picker Right 1px
Right
Move Picker Right 10px
Shift+Right
Move Picker Down 1px
Down
Move Picker Down 10px
Shift+Down
Move Picker Up 1px
Up
Move Picker Up 10px
Shift+Up

Zoom & Size

Increase Picker Size
=
Increase Picker Zoom
Opt+=
Decrease Picker Size
-
Decrease Picker Zoom
Opt+-

Color Dock

Show/Hide Color Dock
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+D

Extensions

Get Secondary Color
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+B
Get Primary Color
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+F

Intro

Sip on Mac is a lightweight utility, it lives in the menu bar and activates by keyboard from anywhere on the screen. The shortcut set is small and focused on the color capture and copy workflow.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

Global activation. A system-level keyboard shortcut activates the Sip color picker from any application. Click or move to pick a color from the screen. The default shortcut is configurable in Sip's Preferences.

Copy in format. After picking a color, keyboard shortcuts copy it in a specific format:

  • HEX (for web and CSS)
  • RGB
  • HSL
  • And other available formats depending on Sip's configuration

These copy-format shortcuts mean you can pick a color and copy it in the right format for your workflow without opening Sip's main window.

Format cycling. Cycling through available formats for the most recently picked color.

Palette navigation. Moving between saved palettes in Sip. Adding a color to the current palette by keyboard.

Printable PDF

The Sip macOS shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The shortcut set is small enough that the PDF primarily serves as a reminder of the global activation shortcut and the copy-in-format keys.

FAQ

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Visit the Sip app page for an overview and helpful links.

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