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Color Selector

hypershot’s color selector gives you fast, flexible control over annotation colors.

Click the color swatch in the tool options bar to open the color selector. Pick any color using:

  • Color wheel / spectrum — Click to choose your color
  • Hex input — Enter an exact color code
  • Opacity — Adjust transparency

Save up to 6 favorite colors for quick access. Favorites persist across sessions, making it easy to maintain a consistent color palette for your annotations.

The selector automatically tracks your last 6 used colors. No need to remember hex codes — your recent picks are always one click away.

Need an exact color from anywhere on screen? With the color selector open, press I to activate the eyedropper:

  1. A small panel follows your cursor, showing a zoomed 7×7 view of the pixels under it plus the center pixel’s hex value
  2. Click anywhere on screen to sample that color
  3. The color is applied to the current tool immediately — and it’s undo-safe

Press Escape to cancel the eyedropper without sampling.

  • Build a palette — Save your brand colors as favorites so every screenshot stays on-brand
  • Quick reuse — Check history before opening the full selector
  • Per-tool colors — Each tool remembers its last used color independently