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Swatch Library
Good question, and worth detailing since it could catch people out. There’s no login or account, so the app doesn't know it's you at all. Everything saves locally in your own browser (localStorage, for the technically minded) and nothing touches a server. That means if a teammate clicks the same link, they land on their own separate, empty library in their browser, not yours. Same goes for you on a different device or in a different browser on the same machine; Chrome and Edge each keep their own copy for example.
The flip side of that privacy is worth highlighting; your palettes live in your browser's site data, so they're only as permanent as that. If you clear browsing data and include "cookies and site data" (or "site settings"), your library goes with it. Clearing history alone is fine, it's the site data option that matters. An Incognito/InPrivate window also starts empty and will delete everything when you close it.
So the golden rule, once you've built a board you care about, export it. This downloads a small JSON file that's your backup, your way of moving between machines, and your way of sharing with the team. They Import it on their end; Merge adds your palettes alongside theirs, Replace swaps theirs out entirely. There's an info button next to Export in the app that walks through it.
I’ve added a 'sort by hue' button for each palette… The eyedropper's often my go to tool also!
I'm so glad that I asked, because as you know, we are continually having to clear our browser cache when testing new courses in the LMS and I would have been very bummed out if I'd lost all my new color swatches! :)
I have an entire PDF with pastel color combinations that I like referencing to find color combinations that are engaging and still provide good contrast with text. I spent about 5 minutes yesterday adding about 90 of those pastel hexadecimal colors to my palette. Losing that would have been a bummer, for sure.
This is such a great resource and an even better production tool. My sincere appreciation for sharing this with the world.
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