placebear Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to placebear include Unsplash, which has a free version. Other options are Lummi, Lorem Picsum, freeimages and BlurHash. You can choose from more than 10 Stock Photo Services like placebear for self-hosting, Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. Unsplash icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Google Chrome
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  2. Lummi icon
     21 likes

    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.

    56 Lummi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Lorem Picsum icon
     9 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. freeimages icon
     3 likes

    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

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. BlurHash icon
     1 like

    A very compact representation of a placeholder for an image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Holder.js icon
     1 like

    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)

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Dummy Image icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Gradient Api is an image placeholder service for web developers.Gradient Api will allow you to create and generate your own gradients as placeholder images.Our service takes your request and generates a gradient image, just for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. PlacePack icon
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    Bulk placeholder images in seconds. Generate placeholder images in bulk and download them all as SVG, PNG, or WebP inside a single ZIP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. A simple way to use pictures of tasty meat as placeholders in your design. Just put your image width and height in our url and you’ll get some meat. Inspired by the awesome placekitten .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
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  11. Placeholdr creates AI-generated placeholder images for websites and apps from a plain image URL. Put the size and a short description in the URL, then use it in any img tag or CSS background. Pick a photographic, digital art or anime style, and one of three seeds for variations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. LoremFlickr icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Flickr
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