Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to InstantGradient

Hi HN, I think mesh gradients are cool, I use them a lot, probably too much. So I made a simple tool that puts one behind my screenshots. No watermark, no sign-up, I just paste my screenshot, select my current favorite color palette, I add an unhealthy amount of grain texture, and hit "copy". Lots of aspect ratios available. I also made a Canvas tool to make more advanced designs with optionally transparent background. Do check it out and tell me what you think

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Mesh Gradient▲164
Create beautiful gradients
2020 · meshgradient.com · its alternatives →
2
100 Mesh Gradients▲479
Make your website beautiful with mesh gradients
2021 · its alternatives →
3
Mesh·y - Generate Mesh Gradients▲435
Generate custom beautiful mesh gradients
2022 · meshgradient.in · its alternatives →
4
Mesh Gradients▲340
Create awesome mesh gradients right in Figma
2021 · meshgradients.com · its alternatives →
5
Mesh Gradients▲213
Free, handmade mesh gradients for your next project 🍭
2018 · its alternatives →
6
Web Gradients▲906
Curated collection of 180 free fresh background gradients 🚀
2017 · webgradients.com · its alternatives →
7
Meshed Up!▲217
SVG mesh gradients to easily copy paste on your project
2022 · its alternatives →
8
CSS Gradient Generator▲237
Generate and make beautiful colors
2024 · cssgradientgenerator.com · its alternatives →
9
CSS Gradient▲410
A simple, colorful gradient generator
2018 · cssgradient.io · its alternatives →
10
Dreamy Gradients▲171
Handmade gradients to elevate your work
2022 · maitrishah.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
11
FeralUI Gradient Builder▲12
Create mesh, grainy and animated gradients. Export for free.
Sep 2026 · feralui.dev · its alternatives →
12
Blend▲263
Generate simple and beautiful CSS3 gradients
2015 · colinkeany.com · its alternatives →
13
CSS Color Gradient Generator▲208
A novel and easy way to design beautiful color gradients.
2020 · mybrandnewlogo.com · its alternatives →
14
Shadergradient 1.0▲234
Create beautiful moving gradients on Framer and Figma
2023 · shadergradient.co · its alternatives →
15
GradFlow▲8
Webgl gradient backgrounds
2025 · gradflow.meera.dev · its alternatives →
16
Gradienty▲15
Generate, preview & export color palettes instantly
2024 · its alternatives →
17
Colpic▲71
Color and gradient picker
2022 · colpic.netlify.app · its alternatives →
18
Gradients.app▲106
Сreate gradients, palettes, color combinations & more
2023 · gradients.app · its alternatives →
19
Color Morph▲67
Randomly generate mesh gradients
2022 · tiny.photos · its alternatives →
20
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 →
21
GradientGen▲5
Beautiful, animated mesh gradients with 2 to 6 colors
Apr 2026 · its alternatives →
22
Blend 2.0▲110
Create and customize beautiful CSS3 gradients
2016 · colinkeany.com · its alternatives →
23
Gradient Generator v2▲110
Create gorgeous gradients in 8 color spaces
2024 · learnui.design · its alternatives →
24
Gradients FM▲117
300+ unique background gradients & wallpapers
2025 · gradients.fm · its alternatives →

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