# Datacolor ColorReader

> Connect to your Datacolor ColorReaderPRO for matching, palettes, and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.datacolor.colorreader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.datacolor.colorreader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.datacolor.colorreader`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Datacolor
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 184,069
- **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (1,166 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.24.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-02
- **First published:** 2017-03-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.datacolor.colorreader)
- **Website:** [http://www.colorreader.datacolor.com](http://www.colorreader.datacolor.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.datacolor.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.datacolor.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The Datacolor ColorReader Chrome extension connects seamlessly to your Datacolor ColorReaderPRO device, offering professional-grade paint color matching and palette creation with over 90% accuracy. Designed for painters, designers, and DIY enthusiasts alike, this tool eliminates the guesswork of matching paint colors by eye and searching through fan decks. With one-click analysis, Bluetooth connectivity, and an intuitive mobile app, users can build, save, and share color palettes, access detailed color values such as RGB and Hex, and get expert color recommendations.

Backed by over 45 years of precision color expertise, Datacolor ensures users can paint, design, and create with confidence. The extension supports multiple popular paint brands and allows for quality control functions relevant to professionals. User testimonials highlight its ease of use, time-saving benefits, and exceptional accuracy, making it an essential tool for anyone needing reliable color matching solutions.

## Rankings

- #166,420 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's simple interface and usefulness for color matching tasks when working. However, many report persistent problems with app crashes, Bluetooth connection failures, and limited paint brand libraries depending on region. Accuracy issues and the necessity of purchasing an expensive separate device also frustrate users. While some find it valuable for professional use, a significant number experience reliability and compatibility challenges.

### Pros

- Intuitive and simple to use interface.
- Useful for quality assurance and production processes in defect control.
- Provides color readings with RGB, Lab, and some paint brand matches when working properly.
- Can save color palettes and make notes on colors.
- Overall, a helpful color matching tool when functional.

### Cons

- Frequent app crashes, especially when calibrating or after recent updates.
- Connectivity issues between the app and the Datacolor ColorReader device via Bluetooth, with many users unable to connect.
- Limited and region-restricted paint brand libraries, lacking coverage in some countries like the Philippines and Europe.
- Accuracy and consistency issues in color matching, sometimes leading to incorrect colors.
- Requires separate hardware device which is costly and not usable standalone; the app alone does not perform color reading. Users were often unaware of this requirement.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.datacolor.colorreader)