Color Oracle

Bernhard Jenny

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#4 of 8

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6.3

The facts below are what Bernhard Jenny publishes about Color Oracle, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Color Oracle's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Color Oracle	Free	Free color blindness simulator · Windows, Mac, Linux

Each one read from Color Oracle's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Automatic dismissal: The filter hides automatically after a key press or mouse click.checked 14 Nov 2026
Compatibility limit: Highly saturated colors may not simulate well in the current version.checked 14 Nov 2026
Grayscale: The application can show a luminance-preserving grayscale version of the screen.checked 14 Nov 2026
Image export: The macOS manual says users can save the filtered screen image as a TIFF file.checked 14 Nov 2026
Impairment simulations: It simulates deuteranopia, protanopia and tritanopia.checked 14 Nov 2026
Java requirement: The Windows and Linux versions require Java; the Linux manual specifies Java 6.checked 14 Nov 2026
Open source: The site describes Color Oracle as open source and links source for Mac and Windows/Java.checked 14 Nov 2026
Purpose: Color Oracle simulates what people with common color vision impairments will see while designing.checked 14 Nov 2026
Screen filter: It applies a full-screen filter to artwork independently of the software being used.checked 14 Nov 2026
Support: The site invites users to provide feedback and email a testimonial.checked 14 Nov 2026
Workflow controls: Users can select a simulation from the system-wide menu or use keyboard shortcuts while working in graphics software.checked 14 Nov 2026

macOS requirement: The macOS manual says Color Oracle 1.3 requires macOS 10.9 or newer.checked 14 Nov 2026