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24 alternatives to placeholder.pics

Lightest way to include placeholder images in your design

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. placeholder.pics launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Placemat▲192

   Pretty nice placeholder images.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Plaiceholder▲204

   Beautiful pure CSS image placeholders, without the hassle.

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Placehold.it▲79

   A quick and simple image placeholder service

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Placeholders by TwicPics▲128

   Save time with dynamic placeholder images.

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gradient Joy▲107

   Beautiful gradients as placeholder images just for you

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PlaceholderJS▲146

   Ridiculously simple and lightweight placeholders

   2024 · placeholderjs.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scenery▲220

   Showcase your designs with premium product photography.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Craft Stock, from InVision▲247

   The best design tools meet the best imagery

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Placeholders by StreetviewHub▲87

   Placeholder images from Google Street View

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Image Placeholder▲13

    Smart image placeholders for fast UI prototyping

    2025 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Imgsrc.Space▲88

    Get image and video placeholder right from code, fast

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PlaceIMG▲71

    Easy FPO and Dummy Images for Any Project

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    This Person Does Not Exist for Sketch▲260

    Get unique AI-generated people faces placeholders in Sketch

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Placy▲125

    Simple tool for generating placeholders

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Place Kitten▲62

    Dead-easy placeholder images. Of kittens.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Placeholder images▲6

    photos, placeholder, demo images

    2025 · placehold.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Apply Pixels▲186

    Downloadable evolving Industry Standard Design Tools

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Type to Design▲233

    An Instagram-generated font

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shutterstock Editor 2.0▲189

    Create professional-looking social posts, designs & more

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Placeholder Image Maker – Fast & Free▲12

    Free online placeholder image generator | Themedevhub

    2025 · themedevhub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Placeholdit.com▲11

    Free placeholder image generator

    2025 · placeholdit.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PicsArt Stickers▲191

    Creative community making next-level images and stickers

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Screenshot Designer▲162

    Create engaging App Store screenshots

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Placeholder.com▲5

    Quick & simple image placeholders.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →