ColorMania 15.0
Release History
Version 15.0 March 2026
- AI refactoring
- Memory issue fixed (sorting Colors)
- Memory Leak fixed (Average colors)
- Improved file reading from Internet
- Sort colors speed improved
- Better keypress detection
- Performance improvement Gradient creation
- Label Captions improved
- Fixed bug with Saturation value = 0 and refresh of scrollbar colors
- Added Color sort on similarity
- 42 named colors added
- Palette buttons and display changed
Version 14.0 July 2024
- Named color list expanded (100+ colors added)
- Hint on color dropdown fixed
- Color Name added on Palette hint
- Color Code follows selected Name added on Palette hint
- RGB565 Code included in Color Code displays
- Alpha Channel behavior slightly changed
Version 12.1 November 2020
- Option added to copy color code after grabbing
- Fixed bug in refresh Colorwheel
- Fixed refresh after dpi change
- Default hints in palette removed
Version 12.0 June 2020
- Palette expanded to 16 colors
- Icon buttons modified
- High DPI issues fixed
- Font size issues fixed
- Performance strongly improved of color averaging
- Undo/redo handling improved
- Brightness slider from older version restored (switch between brightness/alpha)
- New shortcuts added for different layouts
- Check new version on startup added
Version 11.0 May 2020
- Brightness replaced by Alpha Channel
- Android Transparent Format added
- CSS RGBA Format added
- Large Display Size checkbox initialization fixed
- Minor tweaks
Version 10.1 March 2019
- Set text color to black/white/inverted color/contrast color features added
- Better Color palette handling
- Better responsiveness for color changes
Version 10.0 November 2018
- Color Dropdown restored to old version but improved
- Expanded Color List added (1400+ named colors)
- UI improved for High Contrast view
- Color Palettes expanded to 12 slots
- Switch between HTML colors and full Named color list
- New dropdown menu: Sort Color List by Hue, Saturation, Value, R, G, B or Name
- Color updating procedures optimized (less CPU usage)
- New digital signature
Version 6.3 April 2017
- Option added to display color codes in uppercase/lowercase
Version 6.2 February 2017
- Added extra Settings button
- Added extra setting: Stay in System Tray
- Small UI tweaks
Version 6.1 February 2017
- ColorMania stays active in system tray after screen is closed
- Left click on icon can show/hide program
- Popup menu items disabled when extra screens active
- Extra menu item to allow automatic run on startup
Version 6.0 February 2017
- Problem with Large Text fixed
- VB Hex color in uppercase
- HTML Colors combobox changed
- Small UI changes
- Command line parameter support (HTML Hex Color code)
Version 5.1 November 2014
- Stayontop issue fixed
- Powerbuilder color format added
Version 5.0 April 2014
- Color Averaging added (pixel, 3x3 or 5x5)
- Small UI changes
- Icon changed
- Location of settings changed
- Portable version added
- Tray icon added for easier access to options
- Palette name displayed
Version 4.1 November 2013
- Mousewheel support for scrollbars
- UI Font updated
- Undo/Redo buttons added
- Right-click option added to find closest HTML Color
Version 4.0 March 2013
- Upgrade to new development environment
- Display Style Combo improved
- HTML Color Combo improved
- Small layout changes
Version 3.3 November 2012
- Blank startup color after install fixed
- Popup menu standardized
- Form position on dual screen setup fixed
- Small layout changes
Version 3.2 August 2011
- Palette colors automatically saved (fixed: was broken in previous release)
- Small layout changes
Version 3.1 July 2011
- HSL color space added
- CMYK Calculation fixed
Version 3.0 August 2009
- Accepts Enter key when manually entering a color code
- New undo/redo functionality (10 levels deep)
Version 2.7 November 2008
- Faster refresh on screen magnifier
- Better handling of color wheel drawing
Version 2.6 January 2008
- Screen coordinates added for Color Picker
- New shortcuts to set or reset coordinates (Ctrl+Alt+C and Ctrl+Alt+X)
- Photoshop (Adobe) color format added to display mode
Version 2.5 April 2007
- Color Wheel improvement (rotated and inversed)
- Websafe Colors renamed to HTML Colors
- Help file added
Version 2.4 October 2005
- Color code shown when mouse moves over palette
- Menu item added (Copy color code) to popup of palette colors
- Small interface improvements
Version 2.3 June 2005
- Websafe Colors added
- Ability to manually add color codes in all formats added (Set button)
- Small interface improvements
- Removed Matching Colors
- CMYK bug fixed
Version 2.2 August 2004
- Misc enhancements
Version 2.1 May 2004
- XP Theme Support included
- HSV diagram included
- Color selection from magnifier by clicking on magnified picture
Version 2.0 December 2003
- HSV (HSB) values and scrollbars included
- More display formats supported
- Matching colors added
- Crosshair added to magnifier window
- Layout improved
Version 1.1 July 2003
- RGB display improved with color bars
Version 1.0 November 2002
- Initial release
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