Ipsum Image Alternatives

Ipsum Image is described as 'Placeholder image generator running completely on Google services. Available through simple and intuitive urls, the service is accessible and based on open-source code for easy self-hosting' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ipsum Image for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Flickr apps. The best Ipsum Image alternative is Unsplash, which is free. Other great apps like Ipsum Image are Lorem Picsum, placekitten, freeimages and satyr.dev.

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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 Ipsum Image.

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

    • Unsplash is Freemium and ProprietaryIpsum Image is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

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

    • Lorem Picsum is Free and Open SourceIpsum Image is Free and Proprietary
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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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  6. 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 Ipsum Image.

    • satyr.dev is Free and ProprietaryIpsum Image is also Free and Proprietary
  7. BlurHash icon

    BlurHash

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    A very compact representation of a placeholder for an image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

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

    • BlurHash is Free and Open SourceIpsum Image is Free and Proprietary
  9. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. 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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  11. Dummy Image icon

    Dummy Image

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    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.

    23 Dummy Image alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Steven SeGALLERY icon

    Steven SeGALLERY

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    The internet was missing the ability to provide custom-sized placeholder images of Steven Segal. Now it can.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. FPOIma.ga icon

    FPOIma.ga

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    Just put the fpoima.ga url in your code like this:<img src="//fpoima.ga.com/300/200"> (with or without http ref) to get your FPO image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. PlaceCage icon

    PlaceCage

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

    21 PlaceCage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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