Lorem Picsum Alternatives

Lorem Picsum is described as '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' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Lorem Picsum, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Flickr apps. The best Lorem Picsum alternative is Unsplash, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Lorem Picsum are Lummi, freeimages, satyr.dev and BlurHash.

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  1. Retna icon

    Retna

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    Retna is a free library of high-quality photos of Africa and Africans contributed by the continent's most brilliant creators.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Retna homepage.
     
  2. 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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Flickr
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  4. Image Placeholder icon

    Image Placeholder

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    Image placeholders generated automatically from the URL. Edit the location and save the resulting image, or use curl. The URL contains the following parts, of which only the size is not optional.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    Image Placeholder screenshot 1
     
  5. P-Hold icon

    P-Hold

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    It's another placeholder service. Only this one is more configurable and returns the most interesting CC-licenced images on Flickr.

    15 P-Hold alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    p-hold.com/200/01553b
     
  6. 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
    FPOIma.ga screenshot 1
     
  7. Gradient Api icon

    Gradient Api

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    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

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. PlacePack icon

    PlacePack

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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

    Platforms

    • Online
    PlacePack screenshot 1
     
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