Image Sort

Put a set of pictures in order by colour

Paste a set of image links and similar colours sit together, flowing from one to the next; copy the order in one click, or download the pictures in that order.

Add to Chrome

Ordering dozens of pictures takes longer than finding them

For a gallery, an article or a mood board, the pictures are there; what is missing is a good-looking order. Dragging them around one by one, then copying the links out again, takes an afternoon.

• Dragging pictures around to compare colours, and it only gets messier → Similar colours find each other
• Links scattered through notes and page source, picked out one by one → Paste the whole thing; the image links are picked out
• Once ordered, copying the links again and renaming the files → Copy in one click, or download them named 1, 2, 3…
• The set you ordered last week is gone → Every set you sorted is still there

What it does

Paste and it's ready

One link per line, Markdown or HTML all work. Image links are picked out; duplicates and links that are not pictures are dropped, and it tells you how many.

• Paste anywhere in the side panel, or drop text in
• Edit the links directly, like a paragraph of text
• In the WeChat Official Accounts editor, a tab at the right edge opens the side panel

Seven orders, switch any time

Colour gradient flows the whole set from one colour to the next; you can also sort by hue, brightness, saturation or luminance, keep the original order, or reverse it.

• Colours are read in your browser; pictures are not uploaded
• Open one large, copy it, download it, or take it out
• A grid view and a text view

Take the order with you

Once the order is right, there are three ways out, depending on what you do next.

• Copy all links and paste them back into your article or sheet
• Save them as one text file, or several with the same number of links each
• Download the pictures themselves as a ZIP, named 1, 2, 3…

Every set is kept

Each set stays in Records; one tap brings back the set and its order.

• Records stay in your own browser
• Delete one, or clear them all

Is it for you?

• Writers who need their article pictures in order
• Designers and editors making galleries, collages and mood boards
• Anyone with a long list of image links to tidy

Get started

1. Add to Chrome and sign in Install it from the Chrome Web Store and sign in with a Xiaoxiaodong account; new accounts get a 7-day full trial.
2. Paste a set of image links Open the side panel from the extensions icon and paste anywhere in it.
3. Pick an order and take it Choose colour gradient or another order at the top left, then copy the links or export.

Questions

Are my pictures uploaded?

No. To read colours it fetches each picture from its own website and works in your browser; links, pictures and records stay in your own browser.

Can it sort pictures on my computer?

For now it works with image links. Pictures online (image hosts, WeChat, websites) can be sorted.

What if a picture's colour can't be read?

Some websites don't let other pages read their pictures. Those are placed by a guess from their links, and it tells you how many.

How many pictures at once?

Dozens to hundreds; the more there are, the longer reading the colours takes, and you can stop at any time.

Do I have to pay?

No. Once signed in, original order, reverse, copy and export are unlimited, and 5 sets a day can be sorted by colour; new accounts start with a 7-day full trial, and Xiaoxiaodong VIP covers it too.