Colora vs qualpal
Colora
bluegrams.comqualpal
jolars.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Colora | qualpal |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Color Palette Generators | 7.9 (#10) | 7.4 (#20) |
| License | Colora is published under the BSD 3-Clause license by Bluegrams. | The source repository states that Qualpal is available under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | Colora is a color converter and screen color picker for Windows that lets users pick and save colors. | Qualpal is a C++ library for generating qualitative color palettes with maximum perceptual distinctiveness, especially for data visualization. |
| Requirements | Colora requires Windows 7 or newer and .NET Framework 4.6 or higher. | Building from source requires CMake 3.15 or later and a C++17-compatible compiler; OpenMP is optional for parallelization. |
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In their own words
Colora
Colora is a free Windows color converter and screen picker for selecting and saving colors. The screen picker includes zoom for more precise selection, and the converter handles RGB, HEX, HSB, HSL and CMYK. You can create custom palettes, save them for later and export them to GIMP; an automatic history also retains recently picked colors. Window controls let Colora stay on top of other windows or use a minimal size mode. It requires Windows 7 or newer and .NET Framework 4.6 or higher. The maker says the picker has been tested with Windows 10 and DPI scaling. Downloads are offered through SourceForge, with installation also available through Chocolatey. Colora is published by Bluegrams under the BSD 3-Clause license. SourceForge lists version 0.3.1, dated September 11, 2020, as the latest release.