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ColorMagic vs kmeans-colors: catalog facts
ColorMagic	kmeans-colors
Best for: Designers who want a palette from a word or image in a few seconds	Best for: Developers and designers extracting color palettes from images on the command line
Free Free to use, according to the site.	Free Free and open source, dual-licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0.
Web	Command line
Generates palettes from text prompts Extracts palettes from uploaded images All 3 strengths for ColorMagic Generates palettes from text prompts Extracts palettes from uploaded images Includes a color mixer and CSS gradient generator	Extracts dominant colors or a palette from an image Also does binarization and color style transfer All 3 strengths for kmeans-colors Extracts dominant colors or a palette from an image Also does binarization and color style transfer Usable as a CLI or a Rust library
AI-generated results can be hit or miss for a specific brief Requires an internet connection	Command-line only, with no graphical interface No GitHub releases; installation may need the Rust toolchain
Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ColorMagic colormagic.app Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for kmeans-colors github.com/okaneco/kmeans-colors Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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