Generate Palette Extension - README

Inkscape extension to generate color palettes from selected objects' color properties.

Usage

Create objects with color properties set, can be fill and/or stroke color.
Select them and from the Extensions menu choose Palette and Generate.
Provide a name and select the color property to grab colors from.

You can also include Inkscape's default black to white colors or replace an existing palette.

New options

Sort colors by xY or Yx position when objects are placed in a grid layout
Sort colors by X or Y position
Sort colors by selection order, HSL values or RGB values

Notes

Inkscape needs to be restarted for the extension to appear.
Inkscape must be restarted for a new palette to appear.
Generated palettes are located at ~/.config/inkscape/palettes or ~\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\palettes on Windows.

Older Inkscape versions

Latest version for Inkscape < 1.0: https://github.com/olibia/inkscape-generate-palette/releases/tag/v2.0
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Reviewed by Martin Owens on May 12 2021 2:30 PM

pytest coverage: 0%
pylint score: -7.5/10
tested in Inkscape 1.1
Marked as UNSAFE, modified home directory files, should be changed to use new Inkscape variable which will tell it where to save the palette file it generates.