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Learn Pocket CVI in minutesEleven short, practical guides — from your first pick to importing a brand from its website and generating a design manual.
Sample any pixel on any display with a round magnifier loupe — one color or several in a row — and grab it in your format.
Read guide →Turn a collection into a full brand sheet with colors, notes, a logo, and fonts.
Read guide →Produce a complete Primary-to-Background palette from a base color — or from a written brief.
Read guide →Pull the dominant colors out of any photo or artwork in seconds.
Read guide →Capture brand rules, tone, and do's & don'ts right on top of the collection they describe.
Read guide →Compare two colors against WCAG-style contrast to keep text readable for everyone.
Read guide →Export a whole collection to a single .pocketcvi file and let anyone import it.
Read guide →Sync your whole library — files included — across your Macs, and auto-collect colors from your clipboard.
Read guide →Point Pocket CVI at a URL and get a ready-made kit: colors, logos, fonts, screenshots — and with your AI key, even the official brand guidelines.
Read guide →Unlock the AI features with Pro, then run them on your own Claude or ChatGPT key — or a self-hosted model. Your data goes straight to your provider.
Read guide →Turn any collection into a multi-page A4 brand manual — instantly, or written and typeset by AI in the brand's own fonts.
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