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PaletteTool allows the conversion of color palettes between different formats. Currently, the following formats can be read and written:

• GIMP palette (*.gpl)
• Adobe Photoshop palette (*.aco)
• Fractint palette (*.map)
• Microsoft palette (*.pal)
• A hexadecimal color list (*.hextxt)

In addition, the following formats can be read by PaletteTool, but not written:

• JavaScript list (*.js)
• CSS color list (*.css)
• HTML (as a table) (*.html)
• GIF (image representation) (*.gif)

All the formats can be processed in batch — You may either define single files or folders including color palettes for converting them using a single action.

Besides, PaletteTool can generate palettes using the following methods:

• A cosinus-based approach as described in Inigo Quilez' article about palettes.

PaletteTool can as well generate .gif-files with colorcycling animations. External images can be read for this purpose, yet PaletteTool as well includes the following methods for image generation:

• Mandelbrot fractals;
• Julia fractals.

Please see PaletteTool User Documentation for further information.

PaletteTool is a commercial product. The licence fee is €25 (approx. 29US$). The licence allows installing the application on any number of computers, provided only one person can use it. Installing PaletteTool as a web service is not allowed.

The trial version (v1.0.0) for Windows may be used for evaluation only and is limited — well, let's say crippled — as following:

• Batch processing is disabled. As soon as you try to convert palettes in batch, you'll be prompted that this version is not capable to do this.
• .gif-Animations are limited to a size of 320x200 pixels.
• It is not allowed to use it for commercial purposes.

Download PaletteTool Shareware Version (version 1.0.0, zipped archive)

Download PaletteTool Shareware Version (version 1.0.0, Microsoft installer)

You can obtain a licenced copy of PaletteTool via PayPal. A window will open within which you can process your payment and download a licenced version afterwards. The current release (1.0.0) contains the uncrippled executable. We give a strong advice to save the file to a known folder.

Es erfolgt kein Ausweis der Umsatzsteuer aufgrund der Anwendung der Kleinunternehmerregelung gem. § 19 UStG.

PaletteTool distribution includes the tool itself, as well as:

• PaletteConverter: a command line utility for converting palettes;
• The user documentation;
• 185 free palettes to use for your purpose, see also Free color palettes.

• 2018/08/18: Version 1.0

The software is provided “AS IS”. It did not hurt us, yet, and even worked as expected and there are even tests which prove it. Though we cannot guarantee it will work as you expect.