Desktop Color Finder

Desktop Color Finder is a lightweight software application developed specifically for helping you look for color palettes in the entire COLOURlovers database. COLOURlovers is an online community that stores a large variety of colors, palettes, and patterns uploaded by users.
In order to install the program and makes use of its capabilities, you need to have Adobe AIR deployed on the target computer.

Simple design

It takes nothing more than a basic and quick installation process in order to access the tool’s GUI. You cannot appeal to a help manual to read more about the utility’s features. However, you can decode the dedicated parameters on your own because they look easy to work with. All configuration settings are integrated within a single window.

Look for all sorts of colors

Desktop Color Finder gives you the possibility to manually input the search words or paste the information from the clipboard. The tool lets you filter the results by colors, palettes, or patterns, sort items by creation date, score, name, number of votes, or number of views, as well as show color results in an ascending or descending order.
In addition, you are allowed to browse throughput the list with search results, preview the color models, and view extra details about the selected item via your default web browser.
Tests have pointed out that the application carries out search tasks very quickly and without errors. It is not a resource hog. It remains light on system resources so you do not have to worry that it burdens the overall performance of your computer.

Final remarks

All in all, if you are looking for a simple software solution for performing searches in COLOURlovers database by colors, palettes, and patterns straight from the comfort of your desktop, you may give Desktop Color Finder a try and see what it can do for you. It can be tweaked by less experienced users and professionals alike, and is particularly useful for web designers.