OneTimeGenerate, lock and export brand color palettes — no account, no export limits.
Coolors' free tier caps exports and gates its palette-from-image and extended-export tools behind a $5.99/month Pro plan. Paletteforge does the generating, locking, contrast-checking and exporting locally — CSS variables, Tailwind config, ASE swatches, PNG — for $15 once.
Paletteforge in 60 seconds
Everything in the box
Palette generator with lock/shuffle, contrast checking, and CSS/Tailwind/ASE export — fully offline.
Generate & shuffle palettes
Spacebar-driven random palette generation, five colors at a time.
Lock colors while regenerating
Keep the ones you like, reroll the rest until the palette clicks.
WCAG contrast checker
Instant AA/AAA pass-fail for any foreground/background pairing in your palette.
Export to CSS, Tailwind, ASE, PNG
Drop straight into a codebase or design tool — no manual re-typing of hex codes.
Saved brand kits
Name and keep multiple palettes per project or client.
Extract palette from an image
Upload a logo or photo and pull its dominant colors automatically.
Shade & tint ramps
Generate a full 50–900 ramp from any base color for design systems.
Fully offline
No image or color data is ever uploaded — all generation and extraction runs locally.
Paletteforge vs Coolors Pro
Coolors Pro charges $5.99/mo. Here's what actually differs.
| Paletteforge | Coolors Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15 once | $5.99/mo ($72/yr, forever) |
| Cost over 3 years | $15 | $216 |
| Export limits | None | Capped on free tier |
| Palette from image | Included | Pro only |
| Contrast checker | Included | Included |
| Tailwind / ASE export | Included | Pro only |
| Account required | No | Yes for Pro |
| Source code | MIT, on GitHub | Closed |
Three months of Coolors Pro costs more than Paletteforge does, once, forever.
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Desktop app — pay once, it's yours on your machine forever.
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Up and running in three steps
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One-time $15 for the packaged installer and lifetime updates.
Generate or extract a palette
Shuffle to a palette you like, or pull one from a logo/photo.
Export where you need it
CSS variables, Tailwind config, ASE swatches or PNG — pick the format and go.
Fair questions
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.
Can it pull colors from an existing logo?
Yes — upload an image and it extracts the dominant palette automatically, entirely on-device.
Does it check accessibility contrast?
Yes — instant WCAG AA/AAA pass-fail for any two colors in a palette.
What happens to saved palettes if the app disappears?
Nothing — they're stored locally and exportable to standard formats (CSS, ASE) any time.
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