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Colormate stands out in the superhive library for bringing palette management and harmony calculation into Blender's shader graph, with read and write support for Adobe, Gimp and Krita formats.
Colormate handles color work inside the Blender shader graph, calculating color harmonies directly in Blender so copying and pasting hex codes or RGB values is no longer needed. It supports mathematical and perceptive harmony calculation in realtime, along with drag-and-drop color swatches.
The addon reads and writes several palette formats: .aco, .acb and .ase from Adobe, .gpl from Gimp, .kpl from Krita, and its own .csv. That lets you import and manage palettes from Photoshop, Illustrator, Krita and Gimp. Colors live in one of two libraries: the Scene Library saves with the .blend file, while the Persistent Library keeps colors across scenes and files.
Additional features include a Scratchpad tab with 12 swatches for frequently used colors, the ability to create ColorRamp nodes from library colors, and sorting the library by value from darkest to lightest. The panel can dock in the Node Editor and/or the 3D View. Colormate is licensed under GPL.
Colormate - Color Harmony And Palette Manager is best for blender artists managing color palettes and building color harmonies in the shader graph, and moving palettes between Blender and apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, Krita and Gimp.
Colormate - Color Harmony And Palette Manager is completely free to download and use.
Colormate runs on any Blender version later than 2.80, and the listing shows compatibility with releases up through 4.0, including the 3.x series and the 2.9x builds. If you're on a recent Blender release, it should fit into your setup. The panel can also be docked in the Node Editor and/or the 3D View, so it slots alongside your existing shader and modeling layout. Check the developer's page for the latest version details.
Colormate reads and writes six palette formats: .aco (Adobe Color), .acb (Adobe Color Book) and .ase (Adobe Swatch Exchange) as binary formats, plus .gpl (Gimp Color Palette), .kpl (Krita Color Palette) and its own .csv as ASCII formats. That coverage lets you import and manage palettes created in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Krita and Gimp directly inside Blender, and write them back out. For details on the import process, see the developer's documentation.
Colormate offers two library modes. The Scene Library keeps imported or created colors in the scene and saves them with the .blend file, so they travel with that project. The Persistent Library keeps colors available across scenes and files, retaining them even when you open a different blend file or switch scenes. You can also sort the library by value from darkest to lightest, and use a Scratchpad tab with 12 swatches for colors you reach for often.
Colormate is listed as free here, and its license is GPL. Pricing and licensing can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current terms before you rely on them. Beyond licensing, the addon includes documentation, with Sphinx-based docs covering its features, and support is offered by the developer for problems, suggestions or questions. A demo video is also available if you want to see more before installing.
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