ColourSpace vs PatternSpace

ColourSpace8.4Visit PatternSpace6.3Visit

Higher score ColourSpace #5 in Display Calibration Software 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ColourSpace

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PatternSpace #21 in Display Calibration Software 6.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PatternSpace

• ColourSpace fits best

  Advanced colorists and virtual-production teams

• PatternSpace fits best

  Mac users needing patterns and HDR tools

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Side by side

Feature	ColourSpace 8.4/10 Visit ↗	PatternSpace 6.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	6.3
Ranking	#5 in Display Calibration Software	#21 in Display Calibration Software
Best for	Advanced colorists and virtual-production teams	Mac users needing patterns and HDR tools
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	£125 one-time	$39.99 one-time
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	macOS
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features ColourSpace 3/4 · PatternSpace 4/4
ICC profile export	—	✓ (best)
LUT calibration	✓	✓
Multi-monitor calibration	✓	✓
HDR calibration	✓	✓
Specs
Monitor limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows; macOS via Windows emulation	macOS 15.6+
Our review
Pros	Volumetric profiling with interactive 3D graphs and 3D LUT workflows HDR, camera and image-sequence workflows support virtual production Direct integrations span displays, probes, LUT hardware and pattern generators	100+ SDR and HDR patterns across six categories Multi-monitor targeting with per-display diagnostics ICC, LUT, and ColourSpace automation support
Cons	Higher licence levels reach £2,075 one-time macOS requires Windows emulation ICC, VCGT and LUT-extraction tools are separate products	Requires macOS 15.6 or later ICC profile building is limited to SDR Automation and advanced HDR tools require Pro
Our verdict	ColourSpace is display calibration and colour-management software from Light Illusion Ltd. It is aimed at advanced colorists, post-production and broadcast teams, display manufacturers, AV installers, home-cinema specialists, and… Read the review →	PatternSpace is a native macOS test-pattern generator for display calibration. It is designed for display calibrators, reviewers, video engineers, home-theater installers, and other color-critical users who need controlled SDR and HDR… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ColourSpace — where it wins

  • Volumetric profiling with interactive 3D graphs and 3D LUT workflows
  • HDR, camera and image-sequence workflows support virtual production
  • Direct integrations span displays, probes, LUT hardware and pattern generators

  Where it doesn't

  • Higher licence levels reach £2,075 one-time
  • macOS requires Windows emulation
  • ICC, VCGT and LUT-extraction tools are separate products

• PatternSpace — where it wins

  • 100+ SDR and HDR patterns across six categories
  • Multi-monitor targeting with per-display diagnostics
  • ICC, LUT, and ColourSpace automation support

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires macOS 15.6 or later
  • ICC profile building is limited to SDR
  • Automation and advanced HDR tools require Pro

• ColourSpace8.4/10 · Paid

  Deep profiling, LUT, HDR and virtual-production tools for advanced calibration work.

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• PatternSpace6.3/10 · Free plan

  A focused Mac calibration toolkit with SDR, HDR, ICC, LUT, and automation tools.

  Visit PatternSpaceFull verdict →