ColorCursor is a script that allows you to identify the prominent color under your mouse cursor and display its name in a tooltip. This can be useful for graphic designers, web developers, and anyone who needs to quickly identify colors on their screen.
- Download and install AutoHotkey v2.0.
- Download the
ColorCursor.ahkscript from this repository. - Double-click the
ColorCursor.ahkfile to run the script.
- Press
Ctrl + Gto toggle the color picker tooltip on and off. - Move your mouse cursor over any area of the screen to see the prominent color's name displayed in a tooltip.
- Identify the prominent color under the mouse cursor.
- Display the color name in a tooltip.
- Toggle the color picker on and off with a hotkey.
- If the tooltip does not appear, make sure you have AutoHotkey v2.0 installed and running.
- If the color names are not accurate, try adjusting the size of the area being sampled in the script.
- For any other issues, refer to the AutoHotkey documentation or seek help from the AutoHotkey community.
Default hotkey is ctrl + g to toggle the tooltip on and off, if you want to change the hotkey :: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/howto/WriteHotkeys.htm
The default one is ^g