README.md

🛑 Announcement: Project Development Discontinuation:

Dear WinPaletter Users,

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the discontinuation of further development on the WinPaletter project. While there's an extremely slim possibility that I may find time in the distant future, perhaps years from now, to resume maintenance, I must inform you that version 1.0.9.3 marks the end of active development. Subsequent versions (1.0.9.x) has extremely weak possibility to be developed.

In the coming days or weeks, I will proceed to archive this repository. However, please note that the existing version will remain accessible for continued use, albeit without updates or maintenance.

You can certainly contribute to the WinPaletter Store for themes; this repository won't be archived. Open the Wiki and navigate to the WinPaletter Store section in the side panel.

I want to express my deepest gratitude for your support and for choosing WinPaletter. Your enthusiasm and feedback have been invaluable throughout this journey. It has been an immense honor for me to contribute to a project that aimed to enhance your user experience. If WinPaletter has caused any inconvenience or disruption to your Windows setup, I sincerely apologize.

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WinPaletter

WinPaletter is a portable tool designed to elevate your Windows desktop experience. Whether you're a designer, developer, or someone who loves personalization, WinPaletter offers an intuitive interface and robust features to streamline the management and application of colors and effects on your Windows system.

With WinPaletter, you can customize a wide range of Windows aspects, including Windows Colors, Visual Styles, Classic Colors, Lock screen (LogonUI), Cursors, Metrics and Fonts, Terminals and Consoles, wallpaper, sounds, screen savers, Windows effects (tweaks), and Windows icons according to your preferences.

Key Features

• Intuitive Interface: WinPaletter boasts a user-friendly interface, making color palette management accessible to users of all levels of expertise.

• Themes Import/Export: Explore a world of creativity with the ability to import and export themes. Visit the WinPaletter Store to discover a diverse collection of themes shared by the community.

• Real-time Preview: Witness your color choices come to life with the real-time preview feature, allowing you to fine-tune your color scheme effortlessly.

Getting Started

1. Requirements:

   Windows	WinPaletter ... and higher	Frameworks
   11, 10	Any version	You might need to update .NET framework in outdated Windows 10 or build less than 1709
   8.1, 7	1.0.5.0	.NET Framework 4.7.2, or 4.8
   8	Not supported ❌	Not supported as .NET framework 4.7.2 or 4.8 can't be installed at all
   Vista	1.0.7.1	.NET Framework 4.8 Repacked. Read Windows Vista's documentation
   XP	1.0.7.1	OneCoreAPI + .NET Framework 4.8 Repacked. You must read its documentation

2. Download:

   • You can download the latest release from the releases page.

     Note: It is the first source to be updated.

   • Alternatively, you can use:

     • Microsoft WinGet:

       winget install Abdelrhman-AK.WinPaletter -l "UnzipPath"

     • Chocolatey:

       choco install WinPaletter or choco install WinPaletter --version x.x.xx

     • Visit this for advanced instructions.

3. Launch: Once downloaded, launch WinPaletter and start exploring its features to enhance your desktop aesthetics.

Wiki (Help)

Click here to learn more about WinPaletter.

Changelog

Click here to view all changes that have been made to WinPaletter since its initial release.

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Credits

WinPaletter is developed and maintained by Abdelrhman-AK and the incredible open-source community:

• Modifying Modern Windows Elements Inspired by u/aveyo and u/Egg-Tricky on Reddit: Link 1, Link 2

• Patching UxTheme.dll to apply unsigned Visual Styles by SecureUxTheme, developed by namazso

• 3D and flat degrees modification in 3D objects (Classic Colors) is inspired by Desktop Architect

• Colors picking controls by Cyotek

• Image to palette conversion mechanism by ColorThief, developed by KSemenenko

• Bitmap effects powered by ImageProcessor

• Bitmaps to cursors conversion mechanism developed by Evan Olds

• Retrieving elements of Windows XP visual styles (*.msstyles) using the Advanced UxTheme wrapper

• Extracting elements from visual styles (*.msstyles) using nptr/msstyleEditor

• Patching PE files by Ressy, developed by Tyrrrz

• Handling JSON files using Newtonsoft JSON by James Newton-King

• Processing and handling command lines arguments by CommandLineParser

• Icons designed by Pichon

• Animation and transition effects for controls by FluentTransitions, developed by Andreas Wäscher

• Animation for Controls by Pavel Torgashov

• Modern dialogs design (messages boxes) by Ookii.Dialogs.WinForms

• Using JetBrainsMono as a monospaced font for WinPaletter

• These items are provided by Microsoft: Classic color schemes, Luna theme preview (Luna.msstyles) and Command Prompt and PowerShell raster fonts previews

License

WinPaletter is licensed under the MIT/LGPL Dual License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it in accordance with the terms of the license.