Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Chain

Create dynamic color relations in Sketch.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chain launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   AI Color Wheel▲219

   Automatically colorize logos, illustrations and graphics

   2018 · brandmark.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sketch 101▲230

   Smart Animate, Color variables gradients + more!

   2024 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

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   A coloring book of data structures and algorithms▲523

   I'm making a coloring book of data structures and algorithms for programmers and students. So far I have a prototype page for a sorting algorithm (albeit a rather simple one). Here the Selection Sort coloring pages you can print. https://coderscoloringbook.com/selectionsort And here is how I colored mine. https://coderscoloringbook.com/selectionsortcolored A coloring book is not quite enough to teach algorithms on its own, but I really get a lot from visual reinforcement of what I learn from books/lectures. Do you think having coloring pages like this could…

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Diagramly▲63

   Sketch systems at the speed you think

   8d ago · diagramly.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sketch Palettes▲183

   Sketch plugin to save and load colors into the color picker

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Colors▲388

   A data-driven collection of beautiful color palettes 🌈

   2017 · pixelfika.com · its alternatives →

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   Color Library▲116

   Automated color separation

   2016 · colorlibrary.ch · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketch Icons▲408

   Generate a dynamic icon library in less than 5 minutes

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Color System Plugin for Sketch▲179

   Light and dark mode directly in your design with one click

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Color Palette Pro▲151

    In 2023, I tried building dynamic color theming by programmatically rotating HSL values. The results weren't good—garish combinations, inconsistent luminosity, completely unusable for UI work. That kicked off a two-year (sporadic) rabbit hole into color theory like Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color," perceptual color spaces (OKLCH vs sRGB), and effects like Bezold-Brücke. I learned that programmatic palette generation is genuinely hard. Nothing beats a trained eye. But I carried on anyway and made the Color Palette Pro. What it does: It generates 6 palette types (analogous, complementary,…

    Nov 2025 · colorpalette.pro · its alternatives →

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    Colormind – Color schemes via Generative Adversarial Networks▲399

    Generate color combinations in one click. Colormind creates cohesive color schemes using a deep neural net.

    2017 · colormind.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    calcolor.co▲188

    Calculate colors. Share palettes.

    2020 · calcolor.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Material Colors▲133

    A tool for material design colors

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Scale▲199

    Playful color scales generator.

    2018 · hihayk.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Matter▲127

    An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ColorSpark for Sketch▲133

    Discover unique colors and gradients directly in Sketch.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sketch2scheme▲208

    Convert hand-drawn diagrams into digital schemes

    2024 · sketch2scheme.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Image2Palette▲89

    Sketch plugin to generate color palette from image layer

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ColorMagic▲175

    Generate ideal color palettes with the power of AI

    2023 · colormagic.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Colormind▲171

    A deep learning AI tool that knows color theory 🎨

    2017 · colormind.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Layout – California Style Sheets▲72

    The future of Sketch and the story of how we got where here

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22
    couleur.io▲80

    Create harmonizing color palettes

    2021 · couleur.io · its alternatives →

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    Colorize▲89

    Turns any word or phrase into a hex color

    2016 · alexbeals.com · its alternatives →

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    Swatches for Sketch▲111

    Make a palette of color swatches for style guides

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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