Desktop Lens AlternativesScreen Magnifiers and other similar apps like Desktop Lens

Desktop Lens is described as 'You need zoom? We got some! Desktop Lens is a simple application to work with small fonts and hi-res images' and is a screen magnifier in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Desktop Lens for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Ubuntu apps. The best Desktop Lens alternative is ZoomIt, which is free. Other great apps like Desktop Lens are Magnifixer, Eyedropper, Free Color Picker and KMag.

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  1. ZoomIt icon
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    ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed...

    31 ZoomIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. Magnifixer icon
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    Magnifixer is a screen magnifier utility. You can place it anywhere on your screen, make it any size you want and select a zoom level. Magnifixer will always show the area of your screen where the mouse cursor resides.

    29 Magnifixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Eyedropper icon
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    This application is geared towards advanced users (developers, designers, etc…), who not only need to pick a color but also modify or view it in different formats. For simply picking a color on Gnome, the color-picker extension is far better suited.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  4. Free Color Picker is a program that lets you capture the color of any pixel displayed on the screen. To capture a color, just move the cursor to the desired position and press the F4 key. The color below the cursor will be added to the color palette located in the right part of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. KMag icon
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    KMag is a small utility for Linux to magnify a part of the screen. KMag is very useful for people with visual disabilities and for those working in the fields of image analysis, web development etc.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • KDE Plasma
     
  6. gcolor2 icon
     23 likes

    gcolor2 is a basic colourpicker utility that allows you to select any colour on your screen, and, well, grab it's colour. It also allows you to save the colour you create to a file, which shows up as a list in the application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  7. Colora icon
     12 likes

    Color converter, screen color picker and color palettes for Windows. Colora is a small but powerful color converter and screen color picker for Windows.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Virtual Magnifying Glass, a free, open source, screen magnification program for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. Free full version download and instructions for use.

    20 Virtual Magnifying Glass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
  9. Pixel Pick icon
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    Pixel Pick is a free color picker tool that pick the pixels color under your mouse cursor on the desktop and translates it into a number of different color formats such as RGB, CMYK, HSB, HEX or Web Color format. A free color picker for grabbing color under your mouse .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10.  6 likes

    WindowWatcher is a free hybrid window magnifier and remote control spy. It gives Windows the ability to have proper and resizable picture-in-picture support above and beyond Aero Snap. It's great for watching stuff like online TV, streams or Youtube playlists in a small...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Loupe icon
     2 likes

    Loupe provides a magnified view of what’s on-screen under your mouse cursor?—?designed from the start to be easy on your computer while also being feature rich. Whether you’re a graphic designer needing to inspect artwork, or a developer trying to align UI elements, Loupe can...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Glassbrick icon
     11 likes

    Glassbrick is a screen magnifier that makes zooming your screen quick and easy. It allows you to change the colours of your screen to enhance readability. It’s also customisable, lightweight, fast and efficient.

    16 Glassbrick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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