PaletteWB

Spec sheet

What it does

PaletteWB is a Windows desktop workbench for generating, editing, converting, applying and exporting computer-graphics color palettes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Purpose

PaletteWB is a Windows color palette editor for generating, importing, browsing, manipulating, applying, converting, and exporting palettes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Support

Support for version 2.* ends on 31 December 2031.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Headquarters

Berlin, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · palettewb.com

Maker

The product pages identify Daniel Krajzewicz as the developer and responsible party.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Batch operations

The full version supports batch palette application to images and batch palette conversion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Built-in palette library

The distribution includes a browsable library of almost 700 palettes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

ChangeLog highlights

Version 2.0 added undo/redo, clipboard support, three internal image formats, help, printing, expanded export and separate 32-bit and 64-bit builds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Color filters

Editing filters include brightness/contrast, hue-saturation-value, blur and tinting with a color or gradient.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Command-line utility

The package includes PaletteConverter, a command-line program for palette conversion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Contact

The maker accepts feedback by email at [email protected] or through the website contact form.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Developer extensibility

The public developer interface documented for the product is the PaletteConverter command-line utility; no web API or SDK is described.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Distribution formats

Windows downloads are offered as Win32 and x64 MSI installers or portable ZIP archives.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Documentation

Documentation includes a version-2 user manual, a PaletteConverter man page, PDF copies and a change log.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Exports

Palettes can be exported as rendered images, formatted text, or color cycling animations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Image colorization

The application applies palettes to indexed images and converts RGB images into 8-bit, 32-bit or floating-point indexed forms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Image generation

It can generate Julia fractals, Mandelbrot fractals and noise images for evaluating palettes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Image tools

It can apply palettes to indexed images, convert RGB images to indexed formats, and apply palettes to images in batch.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Included palettes

The full distribution includes almost 700 palettes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Independent marketplace files

The itch.io purchase supplies Win32 and x64 MSI and ZIP files, with ZIP sizes listed from 14 MB to 27 MB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dkrajzew.itch.io

Independent marketplace platform

itch.io categorizes PaletteWB as a released Windows tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dkrajzew.itch.io

Independent marketplace price

The itch.io listing requires a purchase of at least $14.99 USD for the full tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dkrajzew.itch.io

Indexed-image depth

PaletteWB supports indexed images with up to 65,536 entries and continuous floating-point indices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Limit: unregistered edition

Softpedia confirms that the unregistered edition disables batch processing and constrains generated and animated image dimensions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Maker background

Daniel Krajzewicz describes himself as a software developer and scientific coworker at the German Aerospace Center.Read 15 Oct 2026 · krajzewicz.de

Maker headquarters

The legal information gives Daniel Krajzewicz's address as Jochen-Nüßler-Straße 5, 12359 Berlin, Germany.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette exports

Palettes can be exported as rendered images, customizable text, and color-cycling animations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette formats

It supports GIMP GPL, Adobe Photoshop ACO, Fractint MAP, Microsoft PAL, and hexadecimal color list formats.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette generation

Palette generation methods include interpolation and a cosine-based algorithm.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette imports

It imports GIMP GPL, Adobe Photoshop ACO, Fractint MAP, Microsoft PAL and hexadecimal-list HEХTXT palettes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette ordering

Users can sort, invert, shift and apply repetition patterns to palette entries.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Palette tools

It can generate palettes by interpolation or a cosine-based method and adjust or reorder colors with filters and patterns.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

PaletteConverter formats

PaletteConverter reads GPL, ACO, MAP, PAL and HEХTXT and can write those plus HTML, CSS, JavaScript and GIF output.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

PaletteConverter recursion

Its --recurse option processes matching palette files in subdirectories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Patch support

The security page says patches will be made available for five years after each version's release, while the home page says version 2.* support ends 31 December 2031.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Praise: usability

Softpedia described the interface as minimalist with accessible handling and an intuitive workflow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Praise: visualization

Softpedia highlighted fractal visualization as a useful way to inspect palettes and praised per-channel RGB fine tuning.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Rating on Softpedia

4.0 out of 5 from the Softpedia editorial review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Release date

The itch.io development log records version 2.0.0 as released on 7 November 2022.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dkrajzew.itch.io

Security reporting

Security reports are requested by email with version, operating system, reproduction steps and supporting files or logs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Security response

The stated process promises acknowledgement within five working days, investigation, progress updates and notification when a fix is available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

System requirements

Softpedia lists Windows 10 in 32-bit or 64-bit editions and Windows 11 as supported systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Trial limits

The Windows evaluation version disables batch processing, limits generated images to 640×400 pixels and saved images or GIF animations to 320×200 pixels, includes 174 palettes, and is not for commercial use.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Update policy

The application has no automated updater; users are notified and install updates manually.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Updates

PaletteWB does not use automatic updates; users can be informed of new versions and download and install them manually.Read 9 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Version

The current listed release is version 2.0.0.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Warranty limitation

The website supplies the software as-is and disclaims guarantees that it will meet a user's expectations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

Website privacy

The site says it uses no cookies and retains only the first two bytes of visitors' IP addresses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · palettewb.com

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Where Specifiction places it

• Color Palette Generators#4 of 348.4