Are there any plans to develop a portable app that can generator color schemes and palettes, similar to programs like ColorSchemer? This type of program would be an excellent companion to Kompozer, GIMP, and Inkscape. I always find myself having to use web-based color scheme generators when I am on-the-go, and it would be nice to have a portable program to accomplish this task. There may already be an open source color scheme app, however, the only ones that I have found are proprietary and non-portable.
Just a suggestion for all the programming gurus out there. Sure wish I had some non-HTML, CSS, or SQL programming skills.
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There are many good online versions. Will those do, or are you specifically looking for something that will work offline? If so choose one of the online tools that offers the source, and install it in a directory under Documents on your portable apps drive. Create a shortcut in PortableMoz, and you're set. I've done this with Color Blender (http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/color-blend/) for simple color ramps.
My favorite online tool is http://www.colorsontheweb.com/thecolorwizard.asp; submit a color and get a palette. This tool also lets you select the palette basis (triadic, complementary, split complementary) etc. It also shows variations of the base color in hue, saturation, etc. Try the split complementary for a 6 box palette. Choose one of those colors for 5 more, etc.
A similar tool with fewer choices is http://www.defencemechanism.com/color/. I've also used the online colorschemer at http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html. It's free.
I have also used Colourlovers: http://www.colourlovers.com/copaso/ColorPaletteSoftware, with a simpler version at http://www.colourlovers.com/palettes/add. Not as sophisticated as The Color Wizard, but lots of fun. You can also browse (way-too-many) submitted palettes.
More ideas: http://www.webappers.com/category/design/color-schemes/, or search for "download color scheme generator"; add "javascript" for downloadable web pages.
Regards - sysadmn
I finally found two applications that are portable!
ColorCombinate is Free and Open Source, so there should be no problems packaging this program as a portable app. http://sourceforge.net/projects/colorcombinate/
Kolorgenerator is Freeware, but I do not know if the license will permit it to be packaged as a portable app. http://www.kolorgenerator.godula.com/?z=download
ColorCombinate is particularly useful because I can export GIMP palettes with this program. However, I do not know if it is still being developed by the creator.
Thanks for the response and suggestions in regard to the web color scheme apps, but I really wanted a non-web app in case I am working offline.
I do website design and use Agave (in Linux), but when I get to a few other machines, I need to use it on Windows... Any Suggestions?
http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/
How about an Agave Portable App?
At the end of each long day starts another one, again.
I know this is an old topic, but thought I'd suggest a tool I like: ILU's Color Calculator.
Once you launch it from this page -- http://www.sessions.edu/Design-Career-Center/Design-Tools/Color-Calculat... -- you can download the app to your portable drive.
Caveat: it requires Flash.
Cheers!
---Fox