Coolorus is a color wheel plugin for Adobe® Photoshop®, inspired by
Corel® Painter® color
picker.
Coolorus is the right choice for creative people willing to improve their
painting workflow. It saves time, and helps you choose better colors thanks to Color Schemes,
Gamut Lock and the power of triangle HSV representation.
Coolorus 2.5 is compatible
with Adobe® Photoshop® CC
2014.2.2 and above on Windows and Mac (M1 and above Rosetta 2 required).
Coolorus 2.0
is compatible with Adobe® Photoshop® and Flash Professional®
CS5 and CS6 on Windows and Mac.
or upgrade existing license
Your license is already compatible with
Coolorus 2.0. Enjoy!
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Color Sliders
6 color spaces (RGB, HSV, LAB and more), you can organize them exactly as you like.
Affects Shapes & Text Layers
Coolorus is now able to change text and solid shapes fill color. As simple as that.
Gamut Lock
Sometimes less is more. Limit your gamut to get more consistency on your color palettes.
Color Mixer
Want to keep picked colors? Or share them with others? Or just blend them? It's all possible now with
new Mixers panel.
Simple Mode
Almost every Coolorus element can be simplified. Just hover on element and press +/- on your keyboard
(CS5&CS6) or use Configuration mode (CC).
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Scaling issues on High DPI Displays (Win only)
Released of Adobe Photoshop CC2018 (19.1) fixes described issue. Read
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This happens when your displays have different pixel density.
Windows with "Fall Update":
Right click on Photoshop shortcut or Photoshop.exe file
Choose Properties and go to Compatibility Tab
Enable "override high DPI scaling behaviour. Scaling performed by:" and choose "system" in
dropdown menu
Run Photoshop
Windows without "Fall Update": Go to Dan Antonielli website and follow his instructions LINK
Multiple Displays Mapping issue (Win only)
Please add CEPHtmlEngine as a new mapping application inside Wacom Preferences, it should have same
settings that you have for Photoshop. ".exe" file can be found in this location:[Drive]:\Program
Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 20**\Required\CEP\CEPHtmlEngine\CEPHtmlEngine.exe
Adding only one CEPHtmlEngine should fix all Photoshop versions.
I'm getting 'Activations limit for this license reached' error,
why?
Each license key can be used to activate Coolorus on up to two machines.
To activate it on
another one you have to deactivate it on the previous one. If that's impossible use 'Manage your
licenses' option from the bottom of this page and follow the instructions.
Extension Manager and Photoshop CC
Extension Manager is not available for CC, you can read more about it here: HERE. Use Coolorus installer instead to
install Coolorus for both CS and CC Photoshop versions.
Nothing happens after clicking "Activate" in "License" tab in
Coolorus
This issue usually occurs when there is firewall enabled or any other app that prevents processed to
connect to internet, to fix this firewall should allow connections from CEPHtmlEngine process or be
disabled temporarly.
Extension menu is greyed out
Go to Photoshop Preferences and under Plug-ins check if options like "Allow Extensions Connect to
internet" and "Load Extension Panels" are enabled. If changes are required Photoshop should be
restarted as well.
What do I get purchasing a license?
Each license key can be used to activate Coolorus on up to two computers (for your
personal/commercial use). All updates withing the same major version will be available for free.
No pen pressure after using native installer (Win - Wacom only)
In order to make pen pressure back again user should open Wacom Driver Preferences and disable
"Windows Ink" option under Pen ➜ Mapping. Then restart Photoshop.
I'm getting 'This is trial version of Coolorus. Either your
settings do not allow plugins to access internet or our servers are temporarily unavailable' error,
why?
Make sure you have an internet connection, and have this option: 'Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins ->
Allow Extensions to Connect to the Internet' checked.
Will Coolorus support Retina Displays?
Coolorus supports Retina Displays from the beginning. Unfortunately Adobe untill version CC hasn't
support Retina flash panels, so can't have Retina Coolorus on CS6 and earlier. That's not the case
for Mac version of Coolorus.
I've lost my license key!
Use 'Manage your licenses' option from the bottom of this page and use "Retrieve License Key" form.
Where I can get Coolorus 1.x?
Coolorus v1.3 can be downloaded from HERE, and version for Apple Mac
(native color picker app for apps like: Pixelmator, Sketch etc.) from HERE
Report bugs or new features.
If you do find a bug, annoying behavior or you simply have an idea on how to improve Coolorus, drop us .
We will reply as fast as we can.
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Why upgrades still matter A modern Windows upgrade is more than a new look. Microsoft’s feature updates patch deep security holes, improve performance on newer hardware, and keep compatibility with modern apps and peripherals. Skipping upgrades can mean missing out on battery-life improvements for laptops, faster file searches, or critical fixes that prevent ransomware and other attacks.
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