Support
Custom Color Master — help, contact, and frequently asked questions
Getting started
Where is the app icon? I don't see it in the Dock.
Custom Color Master is a menu bar utility — look for the eyedropper icon
in the top menu bar of your screen, not in the Dock. If you have a lot of
menu bar items, it may be hidden in the overflow area.
How do I pick a color?
Click the eyedropper icon in the menu bar, then click "Choose Color".
Your cursor turns into a loupe — click anywhere on your screen to
capture that pixel's color. The window reopens with the new color at the
top of the list.
Converting colors
Can I convert a color I already have?
Yes. Paste any supported color value into the input field at the top of
the window, choose the target format in the dropdown next to it, and
click Convert. The result is added to your history, ready to copy.
Which formats can I paste in?
All of them — every format the app can display, it can also read. That
includes HEX (with or without #), hex integers, RGB, RGBA,
RGB floats, HSL, HSBA, HWB, OKLCH, CMYK, and Swift-style color
initializers, among others.
Why is there already a value in the input field when I open the window?
If your clipboard contains something the app recognizes as a color, it's
filled in automatically to save you a step. Clipboard contents that
aren't colors are ignored, so ordinary copied text never appears there.
I pressed ⌘V but nothing was pasted.
Pasting is only accepted when the clipboard holds a recognizable color
value; otherwise a short message appears below the field explaining why.
Double-check the value is complete — for example hsl(289, 98%, 76%)
rather than just a fragment of it.
What is the small badge on some swatches?
It marks entries that came from converting a pasted value, as opposed to
colors picked directly from the screen.
History and formats
Can I change the format of a color after I've added it?
Yes. Each row in the history has its own format dropdown — changing it
only affects that row, not the rest of your history, and the choice is
remembered after you quit the app.
How do I copy a value?
Click the copy button at the end of a row, or click anywhere on the row
itself. Both put the value, in that row's current format, on your
clipboard.
How do I remove colors?
Right-click a row and choose Delete to remove a single entry, or click
Clear to wipe the entire history.
Where is my color history stored?
Locally on your device only, inside the app's own sandboxed storage.
Nothing is ever sent anywhere. See the
Privacy Policy for details.
Window and quitting
I closed the window — how do I get it back?
Click the eyedropper icon in the menu bar again. The close and minimize
buttons only put the window away; they don't quit the app.
The window disappeared when I switched desktops.
That's intended. The window belongs to the desktop you opened it on, so
switching Spaces puts it away — click the menu bar icon to open it on
the desktop you're currently using.
How do I quit the app?
Right-click the menu bar icon and choose "Quit Custom Color Master", or
press ⌘Q while the app's window is in front.
Still need help?
Email voloshanov.developer@icloud.com
or open an issue on
GitHub
with a short description of the problem, and, if relevant, a screenshot.