# Color Viewfinder - palette

> The color palette generator

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519551982](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519551982)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id519551982`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ANDRES FELIPE SARRAZOLA VELEZ
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (64 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-19
- **First published:** 2012-04-23
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/color-viewfinder-palette/id519551982)
- **Website:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nvhdWafWPfjmkoCaMO-b\_7FW1oQuo48-xLbFmJzOEnI/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nvhdWafWPfjmkoCaMO-b_7FW1oQuo48-xLbFmJzOEnI/edit?tab=t.0)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oam3Ga3YXloVRbqPEKANrQ4zUy2h\_8yfxELFqnCI6wc/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oam3Ga3YXloVRbqPEKANrQ4zUy2h_8yfxELFqnCI6wc/edit?usp=sharing)

## Description

Turn any photo into a beautiful color palette in seconds. Open Color Viewfinder, pick a photo or camera snapshot, and let the app extract all the colors for your next design. See every swatch in HEX, RGB, HSL, and HSB, and explore different palette layouts to test combinations.

Copy color codes with one tap, export palettes as Adobe ASE, JSON, CSS or CSV files, and save your favorites for later inspiration. Share palettes with clients, teammates, or on social media. Perfect for designers, photographers, interior decorators, and anyone who loves color. Free to use.

## Rankings

- #171,849 — Overall
- #51 — eyedropper

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers praise Color Viewfinder for helping generate and organize color palettes and for features like hex codes, layout options, and sharing capabilities. The main complaints cluster around core usability and monetization: the color picker often misses the intended color, saving swatches is locked behind a pro upgrade, and some users report flaky or missing pro purchases and restore options. Additional issues include low export image quality and a restriction to square crops, which hinders workflows for vertical or horizontal photos.

### Pros

- Very useful for generating and refining color palettes for art, crafts, and design.
- Nice layout options and an intuitive UI that helps manage swatches.
- Hex codes are available and the app can help colorblind users analyze colors.
- Palette export/sharing to other apps (e.g., Procreate) enables workflow integration.
- Free version offers substantial functionality, making it a helpful starting point.

### Cons

- Color picker accuracy is poor; it often selects a color different from the one you point at.
- Saving and managing colors is gated behind Pro; users report being unable to save swatches and being prompted to upgrade.
- Pro purchases and restore purchases are flaky; watermark removal may not persist after reinstall, and restoration options are unclear.
- Exported images/palettes can be low quality or blurry when saved or shared.
- Cropping is restricted to square images, forcing users to crop or distort their photos and preventing vertical/horizontal workflows.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519551982)