---
title: Install colorgrab on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of colorgrab for on Debian - A tool to grab colors
  from an image
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/colorgrab/debian
---

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# Install colorgrab on **Debian**

# colorgrab

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/colorgrab/debian#install)

#### A tool to grab colors from an image

**ColorGrab** extracts colours from an image and exports them as `GIMP` colour palette

**How to use** -
To use the application provide a path to the image that the application should extract colours from

```
GUI  -  colorgrab editor
CLI   -  colorgrab cli --input <INPUT> --tolerance 32 --format gpl
```

**Changelog**

*v0.4.0*

* Can deselect colours from `EDITOR` sidepanel before export
* CLI (Terminal) and GUI are separated

**Supported formats** -

* GIMP colour palette (.gpl)
* Photoshop colour swatch (.aco)

Note -
This marks the second test app developed using `FrogUI`(Our internal render library).

### Package name

* colorgrab

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 14 June 2025 - latest/stable
* 28 August 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [www.iamravone.com](https://www.iamravone.com "https://www.iamravone.com")

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### Contact

* [support@iamravone.com](mailto:support@iamravone.com "mailto:support@iamravone.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/colorgrab/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install colorgrab

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install colorgrab

To install colorgrab, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install colorgrab
```

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