ColorPicker

A lightweight native Windows screen color picker built with Win32 C++.

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Downloads

The latest release contains two standalone Windows x64 packages:

• Chinese: ColorPicker-v*-zh-CN-win-x64.zip
• English: ColorPicker-v*-en-US-win-x64.zip

Extract the package and run the included .exe. No .NET, Java, VC++ Runtime, installer, external DLL, PDB, or configuration file is required.

Screenshot / 效果图

Features

• Native Win32 C++ and static C++ runtime.
• Chinese and English executables built from the same source code.
• Compact tool-sized interface with Per-Monitor V2 DPI support.
• Clear visual hierarchy: larger HEX, RGB, Copy controls, and primary picker action.
• Unified Copy controls with the same blue-tinted appearance.
• Multi-monitor, negative-coordinate, and mixed-scaling support.
• Frozen desktop snapshot while picking: the screen behind the picker cannot receive clicks.
• Color preview lens follows the mouse in real time.
• The header title starts white and adopts the confirmed color after a pick.
• By cymrise opens an About window with a clickable GitHub project link.

Usage

1. Run the language version you need.
2. Select Pick Color / 开始取色.
3. Move the mouse over the frozen screen preview.
4. Left-click, Space, or Enter to confirm.
5. Right-click or Esc to cancel.

Build

Development requires Windows, CMake, and Visual Studio Build Tools with Desktop C++:

cmake -S native -B build -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release --target ColorPicker ColorPickerEn

Generated files:

build\Release\ColorPicker.exe
build\Release\ColorPicker-en.exe

Release process

CHANGELOG.md is the single source of truth for version history. To publish a release:

1. Update VERSION, file metadata, and CHANGELOG.md.
2. Commit and push the release commit to main.
3. Create and push a matching tag, for example v1.3.2.
4. The release workflow validates that the tag matches VERSION, builds both language editions, packages them, and creates the GitHub Release.

git tag v1.3.2
git push origin v1.3.2

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ColorPicker

轻量级原生 Windows 屏幕取色工具，基于 Win32 C++ 实现。

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下载说明

最新版 Release 同时提供两个独立的 Windows x64 压缩包：

• 中文版：ColorPicker-v*-zh-CN-win-x64.zip
• 英文版：ColorPicker-v*-en-US-win-x64.zip

解压后直接运行对应语言的 .exe 即可。不需要安装 .NET、Java、VC++ Runtime，也不包含安装器、外部 DLL、PDB 或配置文件。

功能

• 原生 Win32 C++，使用静态 C++ 运行库。
• 中英文程序由同一份源码构建，功能保持一致。
• 紧凑小工具界面，支持 Per-Monitor V2 DPI 感知。
• HEX、RGB、复制按钮和主取色按钮采用更清晰、更大的信息层级。
• 两个复制按钮统一为相同的浅蓝视觉样式。
• 支持多显示器、负坐标和不同缩放比例。
• 取色时生成桌面快照并冻结画面，底层桌面不会接收点击。
• 当前颜色浮窗实时跟随鼠标。
• 顶部标题初始为白色，确认取色后会同步变为该颜色。
• 点击 By cymrise 可打开项目说明，并跳转至 GitHub 仓库。

使用方式

1. 启动所需语言版本。
2. 点击 开始取色 / Pick Color。
3. 在冻结后的桌面预览中移动鼠标。
4. 左键、Space 或 Enter 确认。
5. 右键或 Esc 取消。

本地构建

开发环境需要 Windows、CMake 以及带 Desktop C++ 的 Visual Studio Build Tools：

cmake -S native -B build -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release --target ColorPicker ColorPickerEn

生成文件：

build\Release\ColorPicker.exe
build\Release\ColorPicker-en.exe

发版流程

CHANGELOG.md 是唯一的版本历史来源。发布新版本时：

1. 更新 VERSION、文件元数据与 CHANGELOG.md。
2. 将发版提交推送到 main。
3. 创建并推送对应版本标签，例如 v1.3.2。
4. Release 工作流会校验标签与 VERSION 一致，然后构建中英文版本、打包并创建 GitHub Release。

git tag v1.3.2
git push origin v1.3.2