Color Grabber vs ColourSpace

Color Grabber is a Windows utility that copies the color beneath the cursor to the clipboard in a configured format. Hexadecimal is the default, and CSS rgb[a] is also available. It can copy a paint swatch rather than a color string; the default swatch size is 64. A system crosshair cursor can be used for pixel-accurate selection in the two-step selection process. When clipboard watching is enabled, the window updates to show valid colors found on the clipboard. The preview targets four frames per second by default, and visible color notifications are enabled by default. Color Grabber is included in the Color Grabber, Capture and Clipboard Utilities, Simplode Suite Complete, and Simplode Free Select packages. The free Simplode Free Select option costs nothing and allows one premium feature or feature set at a time; the selection can change once every 24 hours. The download page describes a 24-hour premium-feature trial that can be renewed up to three times. Simplode Suite supports Windows 10 and may partially work on older Windows versions. The maker describes its download as around 10 megabytes.

ColourSpace is display calibration and colour management software for professional film, post-production, broadcast, medical, Pro AV, and home cinema work. It profiles display performance and uses those measurements to generate calibration LUTs. Interactive volumetric 3D graphs help assess measured colour points and their errors; higher license levels support native LUT generation at 1024³ and beyond. The maker lists integrations with displays and video systems including ASUS ProArt, EIZO, BenQ, LG TVs, AJA ColorBox, Lumagen Radiance, and madVR Envy. ColourSpace is a native Windows x64 application. The maker says Mac use is possible through full Windows emulation and describes a native macOS version as in development. ColourSpace ZRO is free for manual calibration and verification, but has no LUT capability, volumetric graphs, or calibration reports. Standard licenses cover one PC, require internet access for activation and periodic checks, and can be moved through up to five deactivation and activation cycles. Pricing is listed from £125.