fixed a potential issue with missing swatches during an import
fixed some code deprecations
7.3.7
updated copyright
changed Preferences... menu to Settings... to match macOS Ventura naming conventions
7.3.6
fixed an issue with importing palettes with duplicate names
7.3.5.1
fixed a licensing issue
7.3.5
fixed an issue with the swatches potentially being partially hidden below the code view
Added a tooltip to the save new swatch button
7.3.4
updated copyright
remove legacy Sparkle
small UI fixes
7.3.3.2
interim release #2 to migrate update manifest
7.3.3.1
interim release to migrate update manifest
7.3.3
UI improvements to remove swatch button
7.3.2
UI improvements to shortcut button
7.3.1
fixed shortcut button alignment
7.3
support for import/export of hex color codes to JSON
7.2.6
localization corrections
7.2.5
fixed an issue with adding swatches to an empty palette
Palettes view has been optimised for speed!
History Menu now loads much faster
Updated button images
7.2.4
Korean localization, big thanks to Hoon, Jung!
updated palettes view button icons
7.2.3
Dutch localization, many thanks Theo van Leest!
7.2.2
fixed a potential startup issue on macOS Big Sur
7.2.1
updated copyright
7.2
Apple Silicon native support
Big Sur design style
Added a light mode Interface
Refined dark mode
7.1.7
updated copyright
7.1.6
fixed a potential crash
updated Sparkle
7.1.5
fixed slowdown when using key equivalent commands with many history items
fixed some compiler issues
small ui tweaks
updated copyright
localization corrections
7.1.4
fixed an issue with textfields not updating color
updated color names database
7.1.3
Fixed an issue with colorspaces
7.1.2
Fixed hanging on macOS Sierra
7.1.1
Swatches weren't correctly loading in History for today (when less than 20 items) - thats fixed now
7.1
History now also shows the swatches which were loaded at time of save
fixed history date order
7.0.2
fixed some issues with some settings not taking effect until a restart of ColorWell
7.0.1
fixed some macOS Mojave Dark Mode ui glitches
fixed an issue with the helper app
Notarized by Apple
Updated Sparkle
7.0
NEW
complete UI refresh
Unlimited color swatches now available
Swatches can be reordered/removed by drag and drop
New contextual menu to clear all swatches
New Swatches can be added directly from the colorPicker by drag and drop
All color changes to the main color or any of the swatches are now saved to history and can be
restored via the history menu
Palettes are now synchronised to Apple system palettes!
All palettes are now available systemwide for use in any app which uses the macOS colorPicker
It is now possible to Import and Export Adobe .ase & Apple .clr files
New icons and improved table insert and remove animations in Palettes table
It is possible now to add/replace Color Scheme Palettes or Image drop Palettes to the swatches in
the main view via contextual menu from the Generator view
Color selection for image drops
It is now possible to hide the image drag and drop panel in the gernerator view
more tooltips in various key locations in the application
FIXED
Fixed naming of palettes
Textfield focus is now fixed when window becomes active
6.9.1
fixed a small drawing error in the code view
fixed an issue where clicking in the About Preferences tab could change the active color
fix for ColorPicker opening with Preferences window
6.9
it is now possible to search and choose by color name
fixed some minor rendering issues
6.8.1
fixed a small issue with the Names last updated string
6.8
added a preference pane to update Color names database
added a button to open preferences in the main window
fixed a potential crash
fixed a potential issue with color changing when opening preferences
some localization corrections
6.7.1
fixed a spelling mistake
updated colorNames database
6.7
fixed a potential crash
fixed a potential issue with saved colors being slightly different
fixed a potential issue with colorspace changing
fixed a potential issue with button colors
fixed a layout issue on macOS El Capitan (10.11.6)
updated colorNames database
6.6.2
updated color Names database
6.6.1
updated color Names database
removed some redundant code
reduced app size
6.6
direct drag and drop of images into Tool view is now supported
generated palettes from drag and drop now better reflect image composition
buttons on Pallete view are now more obvious
removed the leading space from color names
fixed some compilation errors
6.5
The names lookup has been totally re-written for huge memory improvements
6.4
German localization, thanks Alexander Frisch
6.3
ColorWell can now optionally display color names
We've fixed the sorting order of Palettes in the Palettes window
When changing a Palette name previously, the selected Palette could potentially be hidden, this is
now fixed
We fixed the text color when editing Palette names in the Palettes window
And finally, we remove all Facebook links...
6.2.1
fixed a potential crash when the Palette generator window is open, the ColorPicker is set to the
Grayscale slider and
the brightness is adjusted in the Picker
corrected some translation issues
6.2
We've added an option to convert to CIELAB and CMYK color models
It is now also possible to select exactly which color models you wish to display
The main UI has been improved
There are now options to generate color palettes from the Palette Generator window. These color
combinations include
Complementary, Split Complementary, Analagous, Triadic, Tetradic, Monochromatic
6.1
We've added the option to select the ColorSpace in Preferences
There's a new option to choose between HSL or HSB values
We also fixed an issue with generating slightly off color values
We also added a tooltip to the drag button
6.0
initial trial release
Only 8 color drop zones was a little limiting... now you can store unlimited colors in the new
Palettes window!
We've also added a new Palette Generator window so you can drag and drop any image(s) to create a
color palette
We made the main window more intuitive by adding small indictators to the Hex/RGB/HSL panels. so
know you know exactly
what each value represents
We also added an option in preferences to restore the default colors
5.1.3
Keeping ColorWell floating above other apps would need to be reset every launch... whoops... we've
fixed this
5.1.2
clicking the open button, will now bring ColorWell to the front if it's not already
5.1.1
fixed swift code generation
5.1
added 8 color swatches
more UI improvements
more accurate NSColor/UIColor sytax
removed redundant float values
fixed calculating values from hex string
5.0
new option to stay floating above other windows
added NSColor and UIColor output options
UI improvements
fixed an issue with incorrect color calculations
preferences window now remembers last open tab
last open color now correctly reloaded
4.0.2
french localization - thanks Denis Marques
updated copyright
4.0.1
fixed dark menubar menu icon
fixed issue with ghost window appearing
added preference to hide at login
4.0
macOS 10.11+
new Preferences window
can now be run as a stand-alone app
fixed an issue with hex value not updating
3.1.1
fixed error when manually entering HEX values longer than 3 characters