ArgyllCMS

ArgyllCMS is ranked #4 of 25 in display calibration software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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ArgyllCMS Free Open-source AGPLv3 software · command-line tools · commercial and non-GPL use requires a separate license argyllcms.com · 30 Sept 2026

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ArgyllCMS

Purpose: ArgyllCMS is an open-source ICC-compatible color management system for creating profiles and calibrating devices.
Supported devices: It supports profiling scanners, cameras, film recorders, displays, and RGB, CMY, and CMYK printers.
Device links: It can create device-link profiles with options including video calibration standards and 3D LUTs.
Spectral data: It supports spectral sample data, selectable illuminants and observer types, and paper fluorescent-whitener compensation.
Color conversion: It includes 8-bit raster color conversion and fully accurate 16-bit conversion tools.
Instrument support: The documentation lists direct support for color measurement instruments from JETI, Klein, X-Rite and Calibrite, DataColor, and other manufacturers.
Input formats: Tools convert some Colorblind, Kodak Colorflow, Gretag, Logo, X-Rite, and Barbieri chart results into Argyll CGATS format.
Integrations: The maker lists DisplayCAL, The Little Argyll GUI, and CoCa as GUI front ends that use ArgyllCMS.
Interface: ArgyllCMS is a collection of command-line tools and does not directly provide a graphical user interface.
Support: The ArgyllCMS mailing list is its primary support channel and is also used for bug reports and release announcements.
Documentation: The maker provides documentation for each major tool and a general guide to common color-management tasks.
License: The package is licensed under AGPLv3, with commercial licensing available for code copyrighted by Graeme Gill through ArgyllPRO.
Linux limitation: The maker says native display calibration and profiling under Wayland is not currently supported and recommends X11 for color-managed Linux displays.
Development history: The maker says code development began in 1995 and the first public ArgyllCMS release was made in 2000.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Display Calibration Software in 2026#4 of 25
Best Color Management Software in 2026#4 of 19

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argyllcms.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
argyllcms.com/doc/ArgyllDoc.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
argyllcms.com/mailinglist.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
argyllcms.com/commercialuse.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
argyllcms.com/downloadsrc.html· checked 30 Sept 2026