Advanced Eyedropper, Color Picker, Gradient Generator and other colorful goodies

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4.1
Update
May 21, 2024
Size
410KiB
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colorzilla.com
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4,000,000+
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4.59168 ★
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3
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Permissions
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ColorZilla Extension

ColorZilla is the most user friendly, full-featured, secure and reliable color picker and color related suite of tools. It is one of the most popular Chrome and Firefox developer extensions with over 10 million downloads worldwide.

With ColorZilla you can get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and paste it into another program. And it can do so much more...

== Features ==

✓ Eyedropper - get the color of any pixel on the page
✓ Advanced Color Picker (similar to Photoshop's)
✓ Ultimate CSS Gradient Generator
✓ Webpage Color Analyzer - get a color palette for any site
✓ Palette Viewer with 7 pre-installed palettes
✓ Color History of recently picked colors
✓ Various sampling sizes - 1x1, 3x3, 5x5, 11x11 and 25x25 pixels
✓ Sample average color of any selected area
✓ Displays element information like tag name, class, id, size etc.
✓ Auto copy picked colors to clipboard
✓ Keyboard shortcuts
✓ Manipulate colors by their Hue/Saturations/Value components
✓ Get colors of dynamic hover elements
✓ Single-click to start color picking (currently only on Windows)
✓ Pick colors at any zoom level
✓ All features here: https://colorzilla.com/chrome/features.html


== Why does ColorZilla need permission to \"access data on all websites\"? ==

This permission is needed by ColorZilla for its basic functionality of picking colors from websites. ColorZilla **DOES NOT** collect any of your data or your browsing activity on any websites. We are pretty fanatical about privacy ourselves, and your privacy is extremely important to us. Please visit this page for more info - https://colorzilla.com/chrome/privacy.html


== Feedback and bug reports ==

If you're having issues or found a bug, please don't post you bug report here, contact us directly so we can fix it: https://colorzilla.com/contact/


== Enjoying ColorZilla? Please rate! ==

If you like ColorZilla, please help spread the word by giving it a 5 star rating here ;)
If you're not fully satisfied, please contact us https://colorzilla.com/contact/ and we'll make sure to help.


== ColorZilla homepage ==

Additional info, help and more is here: https://colorzilla.com/chrome/


== Stay tuned ==

For new feature announcements or just to say hello, please follow ColorZilla on Twitter https://twitter.com/colorzilla
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "ColorZilla", "version": "4.1", "minimum_chrome_version": "114", "description": "__MSG_extension_description__", "default_locale": "en", "background": { "service_worker": "js/background-combo.js" }, "options_ui": { "page": "html/options.html" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icon-16.png", "48": "images/icon-48.png", "128": "images/icon-128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "19": "images/main-icon-19.png" }, "default_title": "ColorZilla", "default_popup": "html/popup.html" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "scripting", "storage", "offscreen" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "css/content-style.css", "images/*" ], "matches": [""], "extension_ids": [] } ]}
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How to download and manually install ColorZilla extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install ColorZilla extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install ColorZilla extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install ColorZilla extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download ColorZilla extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a ColorZilla extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the ColorZilla Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the ColorZilla extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the ColorZilla extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for ColorZilla extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the ColorZilla extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download ColorZilla extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install ColorZilla extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the ColorZilla extension file

Select and download the ColorZilla extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the ColorZilla extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your ColorZilla extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the ColorZilla extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install ColorZilla extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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renata kakolewska (ID: 000000a87673c2d7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/15/2023 it is so usefull whenever you work in Css. I also recommend colorhunt to match colors :)

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David George (ID: 000000ba331dc29b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/04/2023 I like the effecticeness

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Mark Hindson (ID: 0000003589a0d1c2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/04/2023 I love it, it helps me to design a website color

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Hafizur Mahdi (ID: 00000013b7d47a30) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/25/2023 It is actually good and helpful. But make it polished like Snap Color Picker. The only thing that is preventing this extension from becoming the best of its kind is this.

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manlio gaddi (ID: 000000e5c8c76847) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/11/2023 ottimo prodotto