Free: $0 with 5 4K exports per month and 3 saved palettes. Pro: $39 for 12 months with unlimited 4K exports and 50 saved palettes, one-time payment. Week Pass: $9 for 7 days with unlimited 4K exports, one-time payment.
One-time purchase price to be announced before launch. Without a license, the software works with basic features indefinitely but exports carry a watermark.
Key features
Three gradient styles: blobs, stripes, and clouds
Real grain rendering at export resolution
Pixel and dither finishes
4K JPEG export with no watermark
Color, blur, contrast and saturation controls
Palette saving and reuse
MCP server integration for coding agents
Free and unmetered previews in MCP clients
Commercial use on all plans
Figma integration via export and background image
Supports Windows, macOS and Linux
Accepts Word and Markdown manuscripts
Generates print-ready PDF for KDP and IngramSpark
Creates EPUB 3 for ebook stores
Automatic layout of running heads and chapter openers
Professional typography with correct quotation marks and dashes
German language typography support
Works offline without requiring an account
Custom theme saving in licensed version
What makes it different
Grain is rendered into the image at full resolution, not pasted on top, so it survives JPEG compression, scaling and print
Preview matches the 4K export exactly; what you tune on a laptop is what lands on the monitor
Pay once, never auto-renews; no subscription required
Free tier is genuinely useful with 5 full-resolution 4K exports monthly
Runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux while the best-known alternative only runs on Mac
Professional typography handling for both English and German
Offline desktop app with no account or cloud dependency required
One-time purchase model instead of subscription
Includes free tools for KDP formatting and quote/dash fixing
Gradients Studio
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