Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Recoloring Images launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Adaptive Backgrounds▲231

   Extract dominant colours from images

   2014 · briangonzalez.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Colorixor▲154

   Recolor objects in your images with AI

   2024 · colorixor.xyz · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nostalgia▲10

   Recolor and animate your old photographs

   2025 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Panchromatic▲65

   An original take on retro photography

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AA
   An Algorithm to Generate Beautiful Color Palettes▲8

   2018 · chris.de · its alternatives →

6. 6RP
   Recursive PNG Generator▲12

   2017 · algoind.com · its alternatives →

7. 7LA
   Like-A-Bossify images▲8

   2011 · likeaboss.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Recolor the Past▲4

   Scan, restore and colorize family photos privately

   Aug 2026 · recolorthepast.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CP
   Color Palette Generator▲8

   2024 · ozgrozer.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10AT
    A tool to reproduce images using ironing beads▲8

    2018 · beadifier.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Re-Pixel – Recolor sprite art in seconds with a smart palette swapper▲8

    2020 · repixel.app · its alternatives →

12. 12SA
    Simple and free website to resize images▲6

    2020 · simpleimageeditor.com · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Picfit, an image resizing written in Go▲8

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14TL
    Toon Lens – transform face images into cartoon style▲9

    2022 · toonlens.com · its alternatives →

15. 15RT
    Real time color previsualisation▲8

    2012 · blog.framebench.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Adobe Shape▲12

    Turn images into vectors

    2014 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

17. 17GT
    GIF to ASCII Art▲9

    2023 · gifcii.fun · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TechCrunch: A Better Image Gallery▲6

    2011 · mschade.me · its alternatives →

19. 19PI
    Pixelmaker.io – generating images from icon fonts▲7

    2015 · pixelmaker.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AG
    A generative art algorithm – Treasure▲5

    2019 · anemy.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21BE
    Bob-editor – create and edit ASCII art graphically▲6

    2024 · ivanceras.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22RC
    Rasterfarian – convert low res photos to HD▲6

    2015 · rasterfarian.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flat Color Generator▲5

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Image Extractor for Chrome▲5

    2021 · chrome.google.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 →