cwal

Fast CLI tool that generates a 16-color palette from an image and applies it system-wide.

Desktopfree

A command-line tool that extracts a color palette from an image and applies it across a Linux desktop's terminal, window manager, and other apps, in the style of pywal. It supports multiple image-processing backends, Lua-based custom backends, and templates for common terminal emulators and editors. Built for Linux users who dynamically theme their desktop from wallpapers.

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