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I commend the author on their entrepreneurialism. Not sure why this needs to be a native app. You can code up a web app to generate color palettes in about 20 m

I commend the author on their entrepreneurialism. Not sure why this needs to be a native app. You can code up a web app to generate color palettes in about 20 minutes, which is a fun excercise. Or you can just google color palette generator: https://tailwind.ink https://tailwind.ink https://huey.design https://huey.design https://www.tailwindshades.com https://www.tailwindshades.com https://tailwind.simeongriggs.dev https://tailwind.simeongriggs.dev https://javisperez.github.io/tailwindcolorshades/ https://javisperez.github.io/tailwindcolorshades/ https://tailwind-color-picker.jessarcher.com https://tailwind-color-picker.jessarcher.com Also, maybe consider hosting on Netlify or Vercel or Github Pages, or anything that doesn't require a server to spin up for a static site.

maxsavin 5y ago
Honestly, half of the point was to have a native app. It changes the perception of the product, gives it a proper presence on your app dock, works offline, and has the system related features you would expect :) It also helps piggyback on the App Store for discovery.
- orangesquirrel 5y ago
  I just purchased this app after reading this comment and was very disappointed to discover that it is not a native app, but an Electron app. Furthermore, maybe I am missing something, but where are the color management settings?
  - maxsavin 5y ago
    Color management is done on the OS level. If you're not happy with the quality of app.. would love to know what's not working for you - and am happy to provide a refund.
krsdcbl 5y ago
Designer here, actually a big fan of the desktop software approach. I tend to keep all my ressources as local as possible and don't really like working off webapps and being account & online bound in my process. I guess that's a matter of taste, but I'm really happy seeing this project pop up.
jjordan 5y ago
Great list. I use one that follows Material Design guidelines. It's called Material Design Palette Generator (http://mcg.mbitson.com/ http://mcg.mbitson.com/), and the source is on GitHub (https://github.com/mbitson/mcg https://github.com/mbitson/mcg).
halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
Also Adobe Color (https://color.adobe.com https://color.adobe.com)
kogus 5y ago
I'll thrown in my personal favorite, Paletton. I am not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy user. https://paletton.com https://paletton.com
slig 5y ago
> You can code up a web app to generate color palettes in about 20 minutes, which is a fun excercise. I'd be really interested in seeing someone do that in 20 minutes. If you ever decide to do that, please post here.
- i_haz_rabies 5y ago
  I bet I could code up a site that has a link to a different colour palette generator in 20 minutes.
- noughtme 5y ago
  Alright, maybe a bit more than 20 mins. It's ugly, it's rudimentary, but it works. Feel free to fork it. The color/palette generation functions can use some work and I am not a designer. Obviously it was a bit of a facetious comment, and props to the author for building a full iOS app. This is definitely not that. https://hn-color-palette-generator.netlify.app https://hn-color-palette-generator.netlify.app https://github.com/noughtme/color-palette/tree/main/src https://github.com/noughtme/color-palette/tree/main/src *I have a bunch of color related function code snippets I use for dataviz, so I did not write the utils file "from scratch" just now. Also chakra-ui is a great component library that helps with quick prototyping.
  - slig 5y ago
    It's not ugly, and it works. Congrats on shipping and thanks for sharing!
  - ysavir 5y ago
    This is actually very useful and tastefully done! Bookmarked!
swyx 5y ago
here is my collection of more palette generators: https://github.com/sw-yx/spark-joy/blob/master/README.md#palette-generators https://github.com/sw-yx/spark-joy/blob/master/README.md#pal... mostly gotten off HN every time it comes up
FlashBlaze 5y ago
https://color.cloudflare.design/ https://color.cloudflare.design/ by Cloudflare is my go to nowadays.

maxsavin 5y ago

Honestly, half of the point was to have a native app. It changes the perception of the product, gives it a proper presence on your app dock, works offline, and has the system related features you would expect :) It also helps piggyback on the App Store for discovery.

orangesquirrel 5y ago
I just purchased this app after reading this comment and was very disappointed to discover that it is not a native app, but an Electron app. Furthermore, maybe I am missing something, but where are the color management settings?
- maxsavin 5y ago
  Color management is done on the OS level. If you're not happy with the quality of app.. would love to know what's not working for you - and am happy to provide a refund.

krsdcbl 5y ago

Designer here, actually a big fan of the desktop software approach. I tend to keep all my ressources as local as possible and don't really like working off webapps and being account & online bound in my process. I guess that's a matter of taste, but I'm really happy seeing this project pop up.

jjordan 5y ago

Great list. I use one that follows Material Design guidelines. It's called Material Design Palette Generator (http://mcg.mbitson.com/ http://mcg.mbitson.com/), and the source is on GitHub (https://github.com/mbitson/mcg https://github.com/mbitson/mcg).

halfmatthalfcat 5y ago

Also Adobe Color (https://color.adobe.com https://color.adobe.com)

kogus 5y ago

I'll thrown in my personal favorite, Paletton. I am not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy user. https://paletton.com https://paletton.com

slig 5y ago

> You can code up a web app to generate color palettes in about 20 minutes, which is a fun excercise. I'd be really interested in seeing someone do that in 20 minutes. If you ever decide to do that, please post here.

i_haz_rabies 5y ago
I bet I could code up a site that has a link to a different colour palette generator in 20 minutes.
noughtme 5y ago
Alright, maybe a bit more than 20 mins. It's ugly, it's rudimentary, but it works. Feel free to fork it. The color/palette generation functions can use some work and I am not a designer. Obviously it was a bit of a facetious comment, and props to the author for building a full iOS app. This is definitely not that. https://hn-color-palette-generator.netlify.app https://hn-color-palette-generator.netlify.app https://github.com/noughtme/color-palette/tree/main/src https://github.com/noughtme/color-palette/tree/main/src *I have a bunch of color related function code snippets I use for dataviz, so I did not write the utils file "from scratch" just now. Also chakra-ui is a great component library that helps with quick prototyping.
- slig 5y ago
  It's not ugly, and it works. Congrats on shipping and thanks for sharing!
- ysavir 5y ago
  This is actually very useful and tastefully done! Bookmarked!

swyx 5y ago

here is my collection of more palette generators: https://github.com/sw-yx/spark-joy/blob/master/README.md#palette-generators https://github.com/sw-yx/spark-joy/blob/master/README.md#pal... mostly gotten off HN every time it comes up

FlashBlaze 5y ago

https://color.cloudflare.design/ https://color.cloudflare.design/ by Cloudflare is my go to nowadays.