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May 25, 2022

Eyedropper tool should work outside of Figma window

  • May 25, 2022
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How often do you are using Figma while browsing the web for ideas and want to get some colour in Figma?
Or have reference software open and you want to just use the same colour?
Eyedropper could just let you do it but unfortunately, it is limited to the Figma window currently, meaning you need to get a screengrab or copy the image, paste it to Figma and then pick the colour.
Photoshop have this and it’s one of the first things I noticed missing from Figma.

Photoshop Training Channel – 6 Feb 17

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    Sandy6
    Sandy6
    June 7, 2022

    agree, frustrating

      Gary_Vennarucci
      Gary_Vennarucci
      June 16, 2022

      Not only does Photoshop have this feature but so does Sketch and Sketch has had it since 2017. It’s the main feature that Sketch has that I miss every time I open Figima. Please make this feature a top priority.

        Anonymous
        September 14, 2022

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          ux-iain
          ux-iain
          May 1, 2024

          When using the eyedropper tool, it would be lovely to be able to move the cursor outside the application frame to select a color from another application. This is an extremely helpful tool present in other design applications like Sketch and XD.

            djv
            Figmate
            djv
            Community Support
            May 2, 2024

            Hey All, thanks for your feedback and apologies for the previous lack of acknowledgement!

            We’ve reopened this topic and merged a recent, similar request topic here to better gauge overall interest. We’ll pass this onto the team for future consideration.

              Pavak
              Pavak
              New Member
              January 16, 2025

              What is so hard about making this feature. Almost all applications have this, and is practically mandatory for a design app such as Figma

                Iya
                Iya
                Active Member
                February 26, 2025

                can you please add this feature like ASAP? it does not impact any of the existing ones and makes the product so much better.

                Iya
                Iya
                Active Member
                February 26, 2025

                This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.

                horrible. please reopen it

                garyworks
                garyworks
                New Member
                April 21, 2025

                I need this too, so I made a Chrome extension for it. (At least until they add this feature.)

                 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jnehaiamcejnekjmcimjefjmahppbgff?utm_source=item-share-cb

                 

                I hope it helps someone

                (You may need to manually start the extension first, then refresh the page for the first time.)

                  Lesley's UX
                  Lesley's UX
                  New Member
                  April 26, 2025

                  I need this too, so I made a Chrome extension for it. (At least until they add this feature.)

                   https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jnehaiamcejnekjmcimjefjmahppbgff?utm_source=item-share-cb

                   

                  I hope it helps someone

                  (You may need to manually start the extension first, then refresh the page for the first time.)

                  This is amazing. Every figma user should have this. 👍🏽

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