Warning
Do not use unofficial builds. Some "cracked" versions appear on GitHub. WinPaletter is completely free and does not require a paid license. With GitHub integration for uploading and managing themes directly in the app, always use the official build for your safety.
Tip
Download sources:
- GitHub releases (This page)
- Softonic: Visit WinPaletter Page at Softonic
- Winget:
winget install Abdelrhman-AK.WinPaletterand run by typingwinpaletterin Terminal. - Chocolatey:
choco install WinPaletterorchoco install WinPaletter --version x.x.xx
1. New Features:
This release is a cumulative update to the previous two beta releases, 1.0.9.8 and 1.0.9.9.
1. Windows 9x Support!
- WinPaletter can now run on Windows 98 SE and Windows Me through dotnet48-win98 by @11EJDE11 and KernelEx.
- Windows 95 is not supported.
Warning
This is for fun and experimentation. It is not stable, so use a VM and take snapshots.
- Requires .NET Framework 4.8 (dotnet48-win98), KernelEx 4.5.2+, GDI+ (
gdiplus_dnld.exe), an SSE2-capable CPU and 512 MB of RAM or more (1 GB+ with Windows 9x RAM Patches are recommended). - Known limitations: random crashes,
OutOfMemoryException, no network features (updates, Store, GitHub Manager), no Explorer restart or log off, no restore points, and MS Sans Serif cannot be displayed or edited correctly. - Tip: apply one aspect at a time instead of a full theme.
- 📖 Setup guide
2. Application Improvements:
1. Icons Studio:
- Added drive icons (CD/DVD, floppy, and network drives) to the Drives tab. These are not new icons, but they are now remapped there #256.
- Fixed an issue where the reset buttons in the Drives tab did not reset the icons to their defaults.
- Improved form-opening responsiveness.
2. Miscellaneous:
- Updated dependencies and references.
- Slightly improved startup speed, though the difference is not noticeable.
- Application's UI: Dark mode fonts dialog picker (to make WinPaletter's UI more consistent with applied mode)
3. Bugs Fixes:
1. Fixed messy Windows Terminal bugs:
- Fixed settings not being saved at all.
- Fixed the new
dynamicBackground/Foreground settings for Windows Terminal causing WinPaletter to not open. #258 - Fixed the Terminal Preview config JSON file being saved as the stable JSON, causing misconfiguration.
- Fixed incorrect titlebar preview scheme (dark/light) in Windows Terminal.
- Improved simulation rendering.
2. Miscellaneous:
- Attempted a blind fix for the Windows Switcher (Alt+Tab) customizer crash. #260
- Attempted a blind fix for a crash when opening WinPaletter. After enough “Try continuing” presses it opened, but the window was fully black and unresponsive. #263
- Fixed parsing of LF-delimited theme color files. #265 by @dajiaohuang
- Fixed an inoperable, blank color picker form when DPI scaling is above 100%. #254 #257
- Fixed a freeze that could occur when forcing Windows to refresh accents through
User32.UpdatePerUserSystemParametersandUser32.SendMessage. #262 by @geneReeves, #255