---
name: "gpick"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpick"
version: "0.4-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpick"
---

# gpick(1)

advanced color picker

## NAME

gpick - advanced color picker

## SYNOPSIS

**gpick** \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gpick** starts an application and opens FILE if it is specified

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Print version information.

- **-g, --geometry**

  Window geometry.

- **-p, --pick**

  Pick a color. You can insert the color at point to the clipboard by pressing **CTRL-C**. To hide the floating instance, press **ESC**.

  When this option is used, gpick is left running in the background, so that all other floating instances don't start a new process. If closing the process is needed, then use the **-s** flag.

- **-s, --single**

  Pick one color and exit.

- **-o, --output**

  Output picked color.

- **-c, --converter-name**

  Converter name used for floating picker mode. Available converters are "color\_web\_hex", "color\_css\_rgb" and "color\_css\_hsl".

- **--no-newline**

  Output picked color without newline.

- **--no-start**

  Do not start if not running already.

## EXAMPLES

Here are some gpick usage examples

**gpick -o -s**

Opens a floating instance (i.e. it is not left run in the background) and send the selected color to STDOUT.

**gpick -o -s -c color\_css\_hsl \| xclip -sel c**

Inserts the selected color into the CLIPBOARD using the CSS HSL notation.

## AUTHOR

Written by Albertas Vyšniauskas