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Swatch

Pick, name and export colors from anywhere on screen.

Pick a color from any pixel, name it, group it into palettes and copy it in the format your tool needs, from CSS to SwiftUI.

Estimated window
Closed beta: 2027 Q1
Confidence
Medium confidence
Progress
15%

Estimates are ranges, not delivery guarantees. Contractual wait limits and refunds are defined separately in the terms.

Problem
Color pickers forget everything the moment you close them.
Scope
Screen picker, palettes, naming, format export, menu bar mode.
Estimated effort
Low — our team, roughly 3 months
Stages

Where it is on the line

  1. Discovery & scope

    Discovery · 2–3 weeks

  2. 2

    Name, icon & screen votesNow

    Design · +3–5 weeks

  3. 3

    Working prototype

    Prototype · +4–6 weeks

  4. 4

    Closed beta (founder priority)

    Closed beta · +6–10 weeks

  5. 5

    App Store review

    Store review · +1–3 weeks

Estimate history

Every change, with its reason

Old estimates stay visible. Each revision shows what changed, why, and when the next update is due.

No estimate changes yet. The first estimate is the one shown above.

Public log

Swatch updates

No public updates for this app yet. Founders get a weekly log in the club.