Introduction

An open source eyedropper extension for Chrome to pick, save and organize color swatches.
Export them as .ase files for programs like Illustrator or Photoshop.

Features

• Pick colors by clicking on the page with the eyedropper
• Create groups and organize your swatches
• Switch between hex, rgb and hsl color modes
• Export your collection in a .ase file and import it in Photoshop and Illustrator

Install Black shrimp
Black shrimp on the Chrome Web Store

Hotkeys

• ALT + B is the default key bidding to open Black shrimp
  You can change it by browsing to chrome://extensions/shortcuts

While open:

• ALT + SHIFT + A — Add a color
• ALT + SHIFT + G — Add Group
• ALT + SHIFT + D — Delete selection
• ALT + SHIFT + E — Export swatches

Import .ase file in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Black shrimp exports your color swatches in Adobe Swatch Exchange files (.ase) than can be opened in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Indesign

Development

Requirements
Node 10+

Installation
Clone the repo, then run npm install.

Commands

• npm run watch — watch code changes and build unpacked extensions
  Once done, import the /package folder as an unpacked extension
• npm run debug — watch code changes and open vue devtools standalone
• npm run lint — lint your code before any PR
• npm run build — build for production output packaged zip to /build