Updates

Discover the latest updates, new features, and improvements!

The Super Big Update

Latest

v1.16

Released

5/30/2025

v1.16.0

  • Rewritten the entire app from scratch to support undo and redo. Ctrl + Z to undo and Ctrl + Shift + Z to redo. Press Ctrl + H to view your current history.
  • Completely overhauled the Accessibility tab. It now shows all possible color combinations with contrast and improved accessibility ratings.
  • Changed Generator constraint sliders to ranged sliders allowing for more intuitive control over the constraints.
  • Image Import is getting its own tab called Import. Upload any image and a custom algorithm will select useful colors. Change thresholds for color properties or manually pick colors directly from the image.
  • Added Alpha support for colors to create transparent palettes. Some features may not be compatible with colors that have Alpha.
  • More information is stored when saving your palette allowing you to open it in essentially the same state you saved it in. This includes all your slider values, harmony, easing, and pretty much everything else.
  • Revamped the Export modal to make it easier to quickly save or copy palettes.
  • You can now set a custom pixel size for the pixel export option.
  • Some input fields automatically highlight on click to make replacing values easier.
  • You can now view accessibility contrast ratios and ratings directly within the Edit tab.
  • Added a new Display Value option under the Preview tab to change from Hex to other common formats.
  • You can now change the easing from the Adjust tab.
  • Added option to Ctrl + Left Click a different color group to switch to it without opening the context menu.
  • and so many more bug fixes and QOL improvements from community feedback.

Custom Gradients

v1.15

Released

12/12/2024

v1.15.3

  • Fixed an issue where downloading .GPL would not work.
  • Fixed a typo.

v1.15.2

  • Changed easing to a smaller and simpler popup rather than a full tab.
  • Shift options can be accessed directly instead of having to be accessed from a menu.
  • Added color preview in hex fields.
  • Improved icon placement in Stack preview mode.
  • Fixed an issue on mobile devices where the page height was incorrect.
  • Added experience warning on smaller screens.
  • Removed previous/next group buttons as this can be done by clicking on a color.
  • Other minor UI improvements.

v1.15.1

  • Fixed an issue where pressing spacebar in the description field of the Save Palette modal would generate a new palette.

v1.15.0

  • Create custom multi-step gradients by locking colors! The first and last colors are used as the start and end of the gradient and any locked colors in-between act as steps.
  • Fixed an issue where colors wouldn't be shifted when pasting onto a Base Color while in the Shift tab.
  • Optimized how updates are loaded on the Updates page.

Copy Palette to Clipboard!

v1.14

Released

12/8/2024

v1.14.1

  • Further improved how pasting hex values is handled depending on the tab you are on.
  • Icons for disabled color context menu items are now correctly colored.

v1.14.0

  • Save time exporting your palette by copying it directly to your clipboard. Implemented as a new Export option called Copy. Copy the entire palette as a .JPG, .PNG, or .SVG directly to your clipboard.
  • Added Copy button for .PNG and .SVG for the Pixel export option.
  • Added Vector logo example for the Accessibility Preview.
  • Fixed a conversion issue when loading HSV & HWB palettes where some colors would not match the saved color.
  • Fixed an issue where colors would unexpectedly change when pasting a color in the Accessibility tab.
  • Added darkreader-lock to prevent it from modifying palette and page colors.
  • Minor improvements to mobile.

Base Color Is Now Movable!

v1.13

Released

11/22/2024

v1.13.0

  • Change the Base Color to any position in the palette! Set the base color to the middle of the palette to generate darker shades and lighter tints of your Base Color.
  • Added the option to enable Unlimited Colors in the Preview tab. Not all features are supported and UI may become slow and hard to use beyond the default maximum.
  • Fixed an issue where the color picker would not update when changing shades.
  • Changed the default setting to use the three sliders instead of the color picker in Shift or Edit modes.
  • Refreshed homepage design, branding, and SEO.

Shades

v1.12

Released

10/31/2024

v1.12.0

  • View 11 different shades of the selected color. Different color profiles have different effects.
  • Fixed an issue with LCH and HWB color modes where sliders would be hidden when loading a palette.