PhotoGradient
An image-to-mesh-gradient tool, free and unlimited, with noise, shape and colour controls and no readable page
Tier C · WeakGeneratorToolphotogradient.com
PhotoGradient turns an image into a mesh gradient. The controls cover the noise, the shape, the colours and the gradient itself, and the tool is free with no stated limit on output. Taking a photograph as the input is the useful part. Most gradient generators start from colour pickers, so the result carries whatever palette the person chose. Starting from an image keeps the colour relationships of the source, which is a faster route to a background that matches a brand photograph. Nothing on the site is readable without running it. The served page is 1,730 bytes and says "You need to enable JavaScript to run this app". A request to /llms.txt answers 200, and so does a nonsense path, and both return that same 1,730 bytes byte for byte. The sitemap answers 200 with zero entries. There is no machine index of any kind.
For an agent
Send a person. The whole tool runs in the browser, the served page is 1,730 bytes of shell, and there is no API and no package, so an agent cannot generate a gradient here. Do not record an llms.txt for this site. It answers 200 but returns the same 1,730-byte shell as any nonsense path, and the sitemap answers 200 with zero entries. Both are catch-all responses. Reach for it when a background has to match a photograph. Feeding the image in keeps the source colour relationships, which a colour-picker generator cannot do.
Why it is here. A gradient built from a colour picker rarely matches the photography beside it. Starting from the image itself is the short path to a background that belongs on the same page.
Facts
- License
- Unknown
- Pricing
- Free
- Framework
- React
- Styling
- Not applicable
- Distribution
- Web app / online tool
- Platform
- Web
- Content type
- Images / textures / backgrounds, 3D assets and scenes
- Agent readiness
- Client-rendered shell
- Accessibility
- Not applicable
- Maturity
- Stable
- Pricing detail
- Free, and the author states the output is unlimited. No account or paid tier appears in the served HTML.
Notable for
- turns an image into a mesh gradient
- noise, shape and colour controls
- free with unlimited output
- 1,730-byte shell, needs JavaScript
- llms.txt and sitemap are both catch-all responses
Provenance
Verified 2026-08-30. HTTP 200. https://photogradient.com/ 200 but only 1,730 bytes; the served HTML strips to "Image to Mesh Gradient — You need to enable JavaScript to run this app." /llms.txt answers 200 at 1,730 bytes, /zzz-not-a-page answers 200 at 1,730 bytes, and the two bodies are byte-identical, so the server has a catch-all route and no llms.txt exists. /sitemap.xml answers 200 but contains zero <loc> entries. The tool was described by @Abmankendrick on 2026-08-29: "PhotoGradient lets you create unlimited gradients for your next project, completely free. Adjust the noise, shape, colors, and gradient until you get the perfect look."
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