Dummy Image Alternatives

Dummy Image is described as 'DummyImage.com serves dynamic placeholder images for use in web development. It's a free service and the code is open-source and available for download' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dummy Image, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Google Chrome and Apple TV apps. The best Dummy Image alternative is Unsplash, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Dummy Image are Lummi, Lorem Picsum, placekitten and freeimages.

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  1. Unsplash icon

    Unsplash

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    Access millions of free high-resolution photos on Unsplash for any use without subscription or licensing restrictions. Create an account to like, download, and organize favorite images with collections, and even contribute your own to the growing library.

    62 Unsplash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mac
    • Apple TV
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    • Unsplash is the most popular Web-based, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Dummy Image.

    • Unsplash is the most popular free alternative to Dummy Image.

    • Unsplash is Freemium and ProprietaryDummy Image is Free and Open Source
  2. Lummi icon

    Lummi

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    AI stock images that won't make you cringe. A collection of 20,000+ free images made by AI creators who are tired of boring, overused stock photos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Lorem Picsum icon

    Lorem Picsum

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    Lorem Picsum provides an easy way for web developers to get elegant placeholder images. API access is available through simple and intuitive urls like picsum.photos/200/300 for a random 200px x 300px image.

    22 Lorem Picsum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Lorem Picsum is the most popular Open Source alternative to Dummy Image.

    • Lorem Picsum is Free and Open SourceDummy Image is also Free and Open Source
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    freeimages

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    Browse over 300,000 free stock photos and find the perfect royalty-free image quickly. Download free, high quality stock images, for every day or commercial use. No purchase required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. satyr.dev icon

    satyr.dev

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    (Formerly satyr.io) Free API for dummy placeholder images supporting delay, aspect ratio, resolution, themes, country flags and offline mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • satyr.dev is the most popular SaaS alternative to Dummy Image.

    • satyr.dev is Free and ProprietaryDummy Image is Free and Open Source
  9. BlurHash icon

    BlurHash

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    A very compact representation of a placeholder for an image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • BlurHash is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dummy Image.

    • BlurHash is Free and Open SourceDummy Image is also Free and Open Source
  10. Holder.js icon

    Holder.js

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    Holder renders image placeholders entirely in browser. Placeholders can have custom colors, fonts, resizing behavior, and rendering engine (Canvas/SVG).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  11. placebear icon

    placebear

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    A quick and simple service for getting pictures of bears for use as placeholders in your designs or code. Just put your image size (width & height) after our URL and you'll get a placeholder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. LoremFlickr icon

    LoremFlickr

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    LoremFlickr provides placeholder images for every case, web or print, on almost any subject, in any size. It's simple and free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Flickr
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  13. PlaceCage icon

    PlaceCage

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    Sizable, dynamic placeholder images featuring Nicolas Cage, with additional variations for grayscale and crazy/insane.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. RiteKit Text to image / gif API icon

    RiteKit Text to image / gif API

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    Returns URL of an image or animated GIF created from a text according to given style parameters.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • RiteKit Text to image / gif API is the most popular commercial alternative to Dummy Image.

    • RiteKit Text to image / gif API is Paid and ProprietaryDummy Image is Free and Open Source
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