The Menu Bar is the primary access point for Sip. The icon on the left triggers the Picker, while the arrow on the right opens the Menu Bar Interface. menu-bar-icon menu-bar-icon In Preferences, you can customize the Menu Bar icon:
  • Choose a condensed version (just the Sip logo).
  • Decide whether the icon should fill with the last picked color for instant visual feedback.
The Menu Bar Interface is your main workspace in Sip. It includes:
  • The Toolbar for key actions.
  • The Palettes List to manage your colors.
  • The Bottom Bar for essential controls.
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Toolbar

menu-toolbar menu-toolbar The Toolbar includes:
  • Left: The Picker Tool for selecting one or multiple colors.
  • Center: The Menu for creating Palettes, defining Custom Formats, and checking contrast.
  • Right: The Color Panel for generating or adjusting colors.

Palettes List

palettes-list palettes-list The Palettes List shows all your colors, neatly grouped into Palettes. Click a Palette’s header to expand its view and manage its colors.

Color History

  • The top Palette is Color History, which stores all the colors you pick.
  • You can’t delete, rename, or reorder the Color History Palette, but you can clear its contents.
  • New colors are added in the order they were picked.

Color Palette

Color Palettes help you organize colors into meaningful groups. There’s no limit to how many colors a Palette can hold, but you can’t have duplicates in the same Palette. select-palette select-palette When a Palette is selected, new colors you pick will be added both to Color History and the selected Palette. The Palette name appears in the top-left corner.

Palette Actions

Hover over the three-dot icon (•••) to reveal actions:
  • Edit Palette
  • Duplicate
  • Export
  • Delete
  • Remove from Color Dock
  • Lock Palette
  • Delete Duplicated Colors
hover-palette hover-palette You can also:
  • Reorder Palettes by dragging vertically.
  • Hold while dragging to duplicate a Palette.
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Organizing Colors

Drag and drop colors within a Palette to rearrange them. To duplicate a color into another Palette, hold while dragging. organize-colors organize-colors

Bottom Bar

bottom-bar bottom-bar The Bottom Bar gives you quick access to:
  • Preferences
  • Color Blindness Settings
  • Main Window
  • Quit Sip