Color Cop

Color Cop 5.5.16

A Windows-based color picker utility built with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

  • By Jay Prall
  • Open Source
  • Updated Jul 11, 2026
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About Color Cop

A Windows-based color picker utility built with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

What's new in 5.5.16

ColorCop Release
This release was generated automatically from tag v5.5.16.
The changelog and commit summary appear below.
What's Changed
- feat(winget): add initial WinGet manifest scaffolding for ColorCop by @j4y in #263
- feat(format): guard HSL RGB math with clang-format off/on to avoid pa… by @j4y in #264
- refactor(math): replace kPi with std::numbers::pi and remove custom c… by @j4y in #265
- refactor(flags): centralize sampling/color mode masks and remove inco… by @j4y in #266
- feat(ui): disable complementary palette for grayscale colors by @j4y in #267
- feat(ui): add tooltip for complementary palette to indicate missing c… by @j4y in #268
- refactor(state): rename bMinimized to m_isTrayMinimized for clarity a… by @j4y in #269
- fix(hsl): correct HSL lightness and saturation math and remove magic … by @j4y in #270
- fix(darkmode): free uxtheme.dll module handle to prevent resource leak by @j4y in #271
- fix(bmp-save): eliminate GDI/DC leak, replace LocalAlloc, and harden … by @j4y in #272
- chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #273
Full Changelog: v5.5.15...v5.5.16

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Technical details

PublisherJay Prall
Version5.5.16
Release date2026-07-11
LicenseMIT
Installer typeinno
Architecturex86
Package IDJayPrall.ColorCop

Links & install command

Install Color Cop from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=JayPrall.ColorCop -e

color-pickercolorpickercolour-pickercolourpicker

Older versions

  • 5.5.15
  • 5.5.14
  • 5.5.13
  • 5.5.12
  • 5.5.11
  • 5.5.10
  • 5.5.9
  • 5.5.7
  • 5.5.6

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