by BKKame·Color Grading
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Colordock earns a spot for tying palette swaps directly to Blender's color properties through their full data paths, so selecting a different palette in a book updates every linked color at once.
Colordock is a color lab for Blender built for flipping through looks on scenes and characters in seconds. It swaps palettes for rapid prototyping, pushes out new character variants, and imports or exports setups as JSON so color systems stay a click away.
Under the hood, Colordock manages palette books, where each book is dedicated to a character or scene that needs color palette variations. A book holds palettes plus a shared set of bindings called pathlists, which store the full data path of each target color property. Whenever you pick a different palette in a book, the linked color properties change to match it instantly.
Palettes support unlimited colors and can be generated with a custom color ramp setup or imported from coolors.co URLs. Auto invalid path detection keeps the process running without interruption, and dynamic syncing gives immediate feedback. The add-on is released under the MIT license and supports Blender 4.2 through 4.5 with the Cycles and Eevee render engines.
Colordock is best for artists rapidly prototyping color looks and creating character color variants in Blender.
Colordock is completely free to download and use.
Colordock supports Blender versions 4.2 through 4.5 and is listed as a Blender Extension-compatible add-on. Its listed render engines are Cycles and Eevee. Because it operates on color properties through their full data paths, palettes can apply to viewport colors, RGB node colors, and other color properties whose data path is accessible through the right-click menu. For the latest details on compatibility with newer Blender releases, check the developer's page.
Colordock links a color property to a palette through pathlists, which store the full data path of the target property. To set one up, right-click the color attribute you want to control and choose Copy Full Data Path. Then add a path in the paths section of the desired palette color using the '+' icon, hover or double-click the path, and paste the copied value with Ctrl+V. Once linked, selecting a different palette in the book updates every connected color property instantly.
Colordock can import new palettes directly from coolors.co URLs, or you can design your own using its custom color ramp setup. Palette books can also be imported and exported as JSON, so saved color systems stay one click away. Each book supports unlimited colors and holds multiple palettes for a character or scene, letting you browse through different styles. The developer lists .ase, .gpl, .kpl, and .hex support among upcoming features for wider compatibility with other software.
Colordock is listed as free in this catalog and released under the MIT license. Licensing and distribution terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before relying on them for a project. The developer also invites users to optionally share an email address so they can be notified whenever a new version or update is released, though providing it is entirely optional.
Colordock can sync any color property whose full data path is accessible through Blender's right-click menu. This includes viewport colors and RGB node colors, along with other color properties that expose their RNA data path. The add-on also includes auto invalid path detection, which flags broken paths without interrupting your process, and dynamic syncing that gives immediate feedback as palettes change. Together these let a single palette selection drive many linked colors at once.
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