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# SwatchBar Rainmeter Skin
- URL: https://deskspruce.com/skins/swatchbar/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:27:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:53:44.000Z
- Description: SwatchBar places a row of color swatches in the taskbar for transferring colors between applications.
- Author: DeskSpruce
- Tags: Desktop controls and launchers, #resource

SwatchBar places a row of color swatches in the taskbar for transferring colors between applications. Clipboard-based mouse actions let users copy, replace, add, or remove swatches, while the plus control has separate color settings. The source credits Cacto's pastel theme for its appearance.

## What this skin includes

- Left-clicking a swatch copies its HEX color to the clipboard.
- Right-clicking a swatch replaces its color with the clipboard value.
- Middle-clicking a swatch deletes it.
- Left-clicking the plus adds a swatch from the clipboard.
- Right- and middle-clicking the plus change its foreground and background colors.

## Setup and limits

For manual installation, obtain the Rainmeter installer from rainmeter.net and the newest .rmskin from the project's releases. The source also provides a Chocolatey and Git Bash route that installs Rainmeter and clones the repository into its skins directory. Double-click the plus to open settings.

Clipboard contents drive the documented color-transfer actions. Opening settings by double-clicking the plus also pastes any color code currently on the clipboard. Moving the plus to the end of the bar is listed as a future task, not an available option. Current Windows-build compatibility has not been independently verified; this research did not install or execute the skin.

[Open creator source and setup instructions](https://github.com/sceleri/swatchbar) (source page, not a direct installer).

## Creator and preview provenance

Created by sceleri. [Creator source](https://github.com/sceleri/swatchbar) · [Original source preview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reisir/swatchbar/main/@Resources/Images/swatchbar.png). Creator/source documentation preview from sceleri/swatchbar. Background artwork or third-party content in the image is not asserted to be included. Preview reproduction is owner-authorized with unverified reuse rights; this is not a creator license grant.

## Related skins and installation

Read the [Rainmeter installation guide](https://deskspruce.com/guides/install-rainmeter-skins/). Compare [Mond](https://deskspruce.com/skins/mond/) and [Wisp](https://deskspruce.com/skins/wisp/). These are different works, not additional editions of this skin.