# Install colorthief with npm

Extract dominant colors and palettes from images — TypeScript, OKLCH, semantic swatches, live video extraction. Version 3.4.0 via npm; verified 2026-07-01. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install python3-colorthief.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:colorthief
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g colorthief
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:colorthief
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 3.4.0
- **Source summary:** Extract dominant colors and palettes from images — TypeScript, OKLCH, semantic swatches, live video extraction.
- **Homepage:** <http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/color-thief/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T18:56:14.308Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- colorthief (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.4.0

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for colorthief. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - python3-colorthief - 0.2.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-colorthief from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python module for extracting color palettes from images | https://github.com/fengsp/color-thief-py


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