# Palettes Pro

> Create, manage, and export color palettes from images, websites, and manual input. (iPhone/iPad app by Richard Maddy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palettes-pro/id293249989 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Richard Maddy](https://appshunter.io/developer/287115069)
- Category: Productivity, Reference
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.63/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.1 · 18 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2008-10-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palettes-pro/id293249989/reviews.md

## What is Palettes Pro?

Palettes Pro is a powerful productivity tool for creating and maintaining color palettes. Great for creating color schemes. Now you can create a color palette anywhere at anytime. Grab colors from a photograph, a website, or add colors using any one of 5 color models. Quickly find matching colors with support for many different color schemes. You may create and store any number of palettes.

NOTE: New users may wish to download the free version of Palettes. That version can be upgraded to a Basic level or this Pro level directly from within the application.

Key features include:

• Single universal application works on all your iOS devices including iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
• Quickly create a color palette from a web site, image, camera, or color scheme.
• Unlimited number of palettes.
• 25 colors per palette.
• Undo/Redo support.
• Import/Export palettes from/to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, GIMP, Paintshop Pro, Procreate, and OS X Color Chooser.
• Import/Export palettes via email. Team development made easy with one click import.
• Backup and restore your Palettes data directly to/from your own computer, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, or FTP servers.
• Import and export palette files directly to/from your own computer, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, FTP servers, or another app.
• Email color palettes to friends and co-workers.
• Pick colors from:
  • RGB, HSV (HSB), HSL, CMYK, or Gray scale sliders
  • Standard colors lists (SVG, Web Safe, HTML, Java, Apple) or other palettes.
  • A website URL (webpage, image, CSS file, 3rd party palette file).
  • An image or camera.
  • Any valid CSS3 color representation.
• Create colors via:
  • Color blending using 1 of 4 color models.
  • Color schemes (monochromatic, analogous, triadic, complementary, split complementary).
• Review color information:
  • Details (integer, hex, percent, decimal, CSS).
  • As both a foreground and background color.
• "Palette Flow" (not on iPad)
• Display a color full screen to compare against a real world item (press and hold color briefly).
• Palette preview screen.
• Backup a palette as an image in your photo library for later restore.
• Rename, reorder, or delete palettes.
• Sort palette colors by RGB, HSV/B, HSL, CMYK, or Gray color model.
• All work is saved as you go.
• Always remembers where you left off last.
• Built in context sensitive help system.
• Preferences can be set from within the application.
• Excellent customer support.

Palettes can be used to create color palettes for:

• Web site design
• Marketing campaigns
• Home decorating
• Wardrobe
• Artists
• Color coordinating
• Anywhere colors are needed - just use your imagination

Please visit http://www.maddysoft.com/iphone/palettes to see a more complete set of screen shots and additional information on the features of "Palettes". The website includes contact information for leaving feedback, asking questions, or reporting any issues.

NOTE: Known limitation - this version is unable to import binary OS X palette files (.clr) from ~/Library/Colors.

## Key features

- Create palettes from photos, websites, or camera
- Supports RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, and Grayscale
- Import/export palettes for Adobe, GIMP, Procreate
- Unlimited palettes with 25 colors each
- Backup and restore palettes via cloud services
- Color blending and scheme generation

## Recent user reviews (10 of 52)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palettes-pro/id293249989/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great!

*2023-02-11*

I don’t even know what this thing does, really. I just wanted to give more money to the developer of MyStuff Pro. Such a good app.

### 5/5 — Best Color Palette

*2020-06-28*

It is easy to use

### 5/5 — The  Best  mixer color

*2019-04-03*

This are the best app, great vale! Happy for pay

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2018-06-25*

This is a game changer. I use a digital planner in GoodNotes. This allows me to pick colors for my “pen” to match my stickers. And added bonus, I can export the colors as Procreate swatches!

### 1/5 — Drag and drop

*2017-09-26, version 8.0*

Drag and drop to the palette doesn't work

### 4/5 — Needs Support for PMS

*2016-11-20, version 7.1*

Needs Pantone Color Matching support.

### 5/5 — I wish all my apps where this good.

*2015-06-26*

For anyone interested in painting from photos, or learning how color works, this app is an indispensable tool, particularly if you're working in pastels. It quickly analyzes the colors in an image or web page and creates a palette of 25 colors (or less depending on your needs). It's very accurate and has a color wheel analysis tool. It runs on my iPad AND iPhone. Simply great!

### 5/5 — Useful and well made

*2014-12-04*

Just found this app because I needed a way to organize colors and figure out some palettes.  This app is great! It had all the convenience features I wanted and is very intuitive and easy to use.  The only feature I would add is maybe a few more options to display the palettes and palette colors so that I can compare the palettes to each other better and also get a better view of the colors in a single palette.  I wish the preview would let me view more than colors.

### 5/5 — Super useful

*2014-10-02*

First off, I want to say that initially I had a problem with the app functionality, and got in touch with the developer. He addressed all my issues, and the app works great now. 
I totally recommend this app to designers or anybody who would like to create or save a palette of color. I find it to be so amazingly useful. I am still exploring it, but even in the limited ways I have used it so far, I find to be so awesome. Really can't say enough about it.

### 1/5 — Frustrating App

*2014-02-08, version 6.0*

I can't create new palettes or anything! I try to drag everything to the pallet location and I can't do anything. As for the instructions, you can barely see where to go because the whole screen is black. Make this app more intuitive please!

## Frequently asked questions about Palettes Pro

### What does Palettes Pro do?

Palettes Pro is a productivity tool designed for creating and maintaining color palettes. You can grab colors from photographs, websites, or add them manually using various color models. It helps in creating color schemes and managing an unlimited number of palettes.

### What are the key features of Palettes Pro?

Key features include creating palettes from images, websites, or cameras, support for multiple color models (RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, Grayscale), unlimited palette creation with 25 colors per palette, undo/redo functionality, and import/export options for popular design software like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

### How much does Palettes Pro cost?

The app offers a free version for new users, which can be upgraded to a Basic or Pro level directly within the application. This suggests a freemium model where core functionality is free, with paid upgrades for advanced features.

### What devices is Palettes Pro compatible with?

Palettes Pro is a single universal application that works on all your iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

### What are some common use cases for Palettes Pro?

Palettes Pro can be used for website design, marketing campaigns, home decorating, wardrobe coordination, and by artists. Essentially, it's useful anywhere colors are needed, allowing users to create color palettes for a wide range of creative and practical applications.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 9.1 — 2018-09-21

Support for the new iPhone X models.

### 9.0.2 — 2018-01-15

Fixed issue with certain images appearing upsidedown in the color chooser.

### 9.0.1 — 2017-12-19

Bug Fixes
• Fixed issues importing certain Procreate swatches.
• Fixed crash when trying to backup an individual palette in iOS 11.
• Fixed potential issue exporting an individual palette with image via email in iOS 11.

### 9.0 — 2017-12-15

New Features
• Support for the iPhone X.
• Import and export Procreate swatches. (Pro)

Changes
• Updated the Wi-Fi data transfer instructions for iTunes 12.
• If you export a single palette in a single format, the one file is no longer zipped.

This update also fixes a few minor issues.

### 8.0 — 2017-03-06

Changes
• Requires iOS 8.1 or greater.
• Access to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box now use the respective native app.

Bug Fixes
• Fixed possible problem with image color picker.
• Fixed a few other minor issues.

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