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juice500ml/lightshot — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2016-02-12

JavaAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

An Android app that lets you point your phone's camera or screen at anything to grab its exact color as an ARGB code, so you never have to guess hex values by eye.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Captures screen colors
      Samples camera pixels
      Outputs ARGB values
    Tech stack
      Java
      Android
    Use cases
      Match a real world color
      Build a color palette
      Grab colors from mockups
    Audience
      Mobile designers
      Android developers
      Hobbyist creators

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Capture a color from a photo or real-world object to reuse in an app design.

VIBE 2

Pull the exact ARGB code of a color spotted in another app instead of guessing.

VIBE 3

Build a custom color palette by sampling multiple objects with your phone's camera.

VIBE 4

Extract colors from a design mockup for pixel-accurate matching in code.

what's the stack?

JavaAndroid

how it stacks up fr

juice500ml/lightshotabhishek-kumar09/pmdahus1/cdt
LanguageJavaJavaJava
Last pushed2016-02-122020-11-152024-11-05
MaintenanceDormantDormantStale
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Show me how to use Lightshot's camera color picker to capture a color and read its ARGB value.
prompt 2
Help me convert an ARGB color value from Lightshot into a hex code for a website.
prompt 3
Explain how ARGB color format works so I can use Lightshot's output in my Android app.
prompt 4
Walk me through building a simple color-sampling feature like Lightshot's for my own Android app.
prompt 5
How would I extend Lightshot to save captured colors into a reusable palette?

Frequently asked questions

what is lightshot fr?

An Android app that lets you point your phone's camera or screen at anything to grab its exact color as an ARGB code, so you never have to guess hex values by eye.

What language is lightshot written in?

Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Android.

Is lightshot actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-02-12).

How hard is lightshot to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is lightshot for?

Mainly developer.

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