Pixel Picker

A cross-platform pixel picker tool. It will enable users to record keys and pixel information.

On key press it will log the current hovered pixel into a table. Clicking a cell will copy the value of the cell to the clipboard.

Requirements

Have Java installed. To automatically configure Java, download and install Adoptium Prebuilt OpenJDK.

Usage

Java has to be installed (see Requirements)!

• Download the latest release
• Linux: Download the .jar, in the terminal type in java -jar pixel-picker.jar and press enter
• Mac: Download the .jar, double click pixel-picker.jar
  • New versions might need to give Java permissions for accessibility and screen recording
  • If double clicking does not work, open a terminal and type in java -jar pixel-picker.jar and press enter
• Windows: Download the .jar, double click pixel-picker.jar

Developers

Install dependencies

mvn install

Build project

mvn compile assembly:single

Run project

From the root of the project: java -jar target/pixel-picker-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar

Developers

The tools used to develop the application:

• Java - OpenJDK 14 - prebuilt binaries can be downloaded from AdoptOpenJDK Prebuilt OpenJDK
• IntelliJ Community Edition
  • Add JavaFX
  • Add VM Options
  • Add Scene Builder