Lospec Palette Importer

Current Release: v1.4.4 - MIT LICENSE 

©2024-25 John Riggles

This Aseprite extension allows you to use and save color palettes from Lospec. Simply enter the name of the Lospec palette you want to import.

Features & Usage

   To use this plugin, just open the "Options" (≡) menu above the color palette and then select "Import Palette from Lospec"

This will open the Import Window:

From here, you can enter the name of the palette you'd like to import, and then simply click "Import", then you'll be able to see a preview of the palette. 

PRO TIP: Just enter the palette's name or its URL slug (the bit of the lospec.com URL after "palette-list/" - you don't need to enter the entire URL!

If you're looking for some inspiration, you can try the Lospec daily palette or grab a random palette!

By default, palettes are saved in *.gpl (GIMP palette) format because this allows extra info (like the creator's name, the color count, and the Lospec URL) to be saved alongside the palette and show up in Aseprite's palette menu. You can alternatively choose to save palettes in *.aseprite format, but palettes saved this way won't include the extra info.

Open In App...

    You can also click on the "Open In App..." link from any palette's page on Lospec

https://lospec.com/palette-list/nostalgos-12

Any link to a valid palette name using the URI scheme lospec-palette:// will automatically launch Aseprite and bring up the Palette Importer - you can try the link to one of my palettes here by copying and pasting it into your browser's address bar:

 lospec-palette://nostalgos-12

Your browser may prompt you to allow the website (Lospec.com) to open Lospec Palette Importer.

Requirements

    This extension has been tested on both Windows and Mac OS (specifically, Windows 11 and Mac OS Sequoia 15.3.2). Linux is not officially supported, but everything except the "Open In App..." feature should work.

It is intended to run on Aseprite version 1.3.7 (API version 28) or newer. As long as you have the latest stable version of Aseprite, you should be fine!

Permissions

    When you run this extension for the first time, you'll be asked to grant some permissions. This extension uses curl under the hood to get data from Lospec and will need your permission to execute that command. Additionally, this extension will need your permission to write files if you intend to save any imported palettes.

When prompted, select the "Give full trust to this script" checkbox and then click "Give Script Full Access" (you'll only need to do this once)

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Latest Changes

See the devlog here

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     If you find this extension useful, please consider donating to support further development! ♥

You can track development changes here:

https://github.com/JRiggles/Lospec-Palette-Importer