Freelancers

Paletteforge for Freelancers: Generate, lock and export brand color palettes

Generate, lock and export brand color palettes — no account, no export limits.

Freelancers expense a dozen subscriptions — proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking — against irregular income. Owning the tools outright removes a whole line of fixed costs.

The tool this job usually means renting is Coolors Pro, at $5.99/mo — roughly $72 a year, every year. Paletteforge does the job for a one-time $15 — running locally on your own machine.

Fit check

Why it fits how freelancers work

🎲 Generate & shuffle palettes

Spacebar-driven random palette generation, five colors at a time.

For freelancers, generate & shuffle palettes pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $15, not metered per month.

🔒 Lock colors while regenerating

Keep the ones you like, reroll the rest until the palette clicks.

For freelancers, lock colors while regenerating pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $15, not metered per month.

✅ WCAG contrast checker

Instant AA/AAA pass-fail for any foreground/background pairing in your palette.

For freelancers, WCAG contrast checker pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $15, not metered per month.

Workflow

A typical workflow

STEP 01

Buy once on Whop

One-time $15 for the packaged installer and lifetime updates.

STEP 02

Generate or extract a palette

Shuffle to a palette you like, or pull one from a logo/photo.

STEP 03

Export where you need it

CSS variables, Tailwind config, ASE swatches or PNG — pick the format and go.

What it costs, honestly

Paletteforge is $15, once. Coolors Pro at $5.99/mo — roughly $72 a year, every year. Three months of Coolors Pro costs more than Paletteforge does, once, forever.

FAQ

Freelancers ask

Is Paletteforge worth it for freelancers?

Three months of Coolors Pro costs more than Paletteforge does, once, forever. Paletteforge costs $15 once; Coolors Pro charges $5.99/mo — about $72 a year. For freelancers, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.

Is it really free on GitHub?

Yes — MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/paletteforge-mvp. The $15 buys the packaged installer and updates.

Are exports ever limited?

No — unlimited palettes, unlimited exports, every format, no tier.

Own Paletteforge forever — $15