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24 alternatives to Panchromatic

An original take on retro photography

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Panchromatic launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fragment▲115

   Prismatic Photos

   2013 · pixiteapps.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Adaptive Backgrounds▲231

   Extract dominant colours from images

   2014 · briangonzalez.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scene▲67

   A new way to do photos.

   2015 · scn.jp · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Color Wander▲131

   Computer generated art

   2016 · color-wander.surge.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Color Library▲116

   Automated color separation

   2016 · colorlibrary.ch · its alternatives →

6. 6
   500px Groups▲104

   Reddit-style photography discussions (beta)

   2014 · 500px.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Colour Lovers▲90

   Create and share color palettes

   2015 · colourlovers.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium▲60

   An excellent pixel art book

   2016 · bitmapbooks.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Color▲131

    A minimal swatch picker

    2014 · color.hailpixel.com · its alternatives →

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    Rinse▲80

    Telling Stories Behind Photography

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lightmeter▲130

    Film Camera designed for everyday moments

    Sep 2026 · shotonlightmeter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gradient World▲104

    Gradients generated from photographs of nature

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Candid #2: Film & Fuji▲58

    Exploring the appeal of the "film" look, filters, and Fuji.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Color Brewer▲63

    Color Palettes for Cartography

    2015 · colorbrewer2.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ArtSquare▲113

    Your artworks digitized by experts

    2015 · artsquare.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Relonch▲100

    Next level iPhone photography

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Subtle Patterns▲53

    A plethora of background patterns for Photoshop

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Thematic▲71

    A new photo-based storytelling platform

    2015 · app.hellothematic.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PANTONE Studio▲152

    An elegant iOS app for discovering color palettes

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Fused▲86

    Double exposure, video and photo blender

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Relonch Camera▲126

    AI-powered "camera as a service"

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Daylight▲60

    Stories told through art

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Make 8-Bit Art!▲107

    An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.

    2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →