ColorThink is a color graphing and analytics tool for calibrating printing systems, checking color accuracy, and preparing measurements for ICC profiling or use as color references. ColorThink 4 can take direct measurements from connected instruments, with results sent to a worksheet or graph according to where measurement begins. Color Assets organizes installed profiles and related color assets, which can be sorted and filtered by metadata. The Pro license adds gamut comparisons through addition or subtraction and calculates a Gamut Comparison Index. Image animation is available at every license level, showing an image transition between its normal display and Lab color values in the grapher. Optional PrePressPack adds tools for nColor profiles and color lists, device-link and ColorCast profiles, white-point editing and remapping, and patch tuning. The software supports listed instruments from X-Rite, Barbieri, Konica Minolta, Techkon, and Color Sentinel, and can scan targets created by several measurement tools. It is available for macOS and Windows. ColorThink 4 Photo costs 249.00 USD per once; higher tiers and bundles are listed at higher one-time prices.
Who it is for
ColorThink suits print and color-management professionals who need to measure, graph, and analyze color or manage ICC profiles. Its Pro and PrePressPack options are relevant to users needing gamut comparisons or additional prepress tools.
What is good
- Direct measurement from connected instruments.
- Color Assets sorts and filters profiles by metadata.
- Image animation is available at all license levels.
- Pro includes gamut comparison and Gamut Comparison Index.
What to know first
- No free trial is listed.
- Demo mode restricts opening and graphing to SWOP and sRGB demo profiles.
- PrePressPack tools require a bundle.
Verdict
ColorThink combines measurement, profile organization, and graphing, with additional gamut and prepress capabilities in higher options. The indefinite demo is limited to the included SWOP and sRGB profiles, while a Photo license costs 249.00 USD per once.
ColorThink plans and pricing
All plansCompared on color management software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 249 one-time
- Printer profiling
- Yes
- ICC profile management
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- windows_macos
- License model
- one-time
