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24 alternatives to Unsplash Instant

Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your new tabs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Unsplash Instant launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Unsplash Instant▲9

   Beautiful Photos from Unsplash in Chrome

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unsplash 5.0▲1,501

   Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stellar Photos▲65

   Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your browser tabs

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unsplash Wanderer▲9

   Put handpicked Unsplash photos on the browser's new tab!

   2024 · unsplash.sinqi.tools · its alternatives →

5. 5
   New Tab▲5

   New Tab with Unsplash Images & DuckDuckGo Search for Chrome

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Splash Search▲169

   Advanced search for Unsplash

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unsplash for Slack▲166

   A slash command for getting beautiful photos in your Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Splashy▲195

   Auto changing Unsplash photos as desktop wallpapers

   2017 · splashy.art · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Unsplash Bulk Downloader▲224

    Download a batch of stock images from Unsplash at once!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

    Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

    2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    New Tab by Flickr▲116

    Get a beautiful photo each time you open a new tab

    2015 · flickr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Irvue 2.0▲205

    Thousands of stunning photos from Unsplash on your Mac

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Select▲151

    Beautiful new tab with personalized photo categories

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Unsplash for iOS 2.0▲154

    Internet’s source of freely-usable images on your phone

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Infinity New Tab▲170

    A more elegant and easy way to use tabs in Chrome ✨

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Unsplash Source▲279

    A simple API for embedding hi-res Unsplash photos.

    2015 · source.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    slash.photo▲140

    Find beautiful free stock photos from Unsplash in Slack

    2016 · slash.photo · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Unsplash for iOS▲451

    High-res photos you can use freely for anything on iOS.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    unsplash.it▲11

    Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash

    2015 · picsum.photos · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ritual▲107

    Replace your "new tab" page with a beautiful daily photo

    2014 · nbashaw.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    New Tab for Firefox▲2

    New Tab with Unsplash Images & DuckDuckGo Search for FireFox

    2019 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Unsplash API▲72

    No-limits, do-what-you-want API for access to 200K+ HD pics.

    2018 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Unsplash▲186

    10 Public Domain Photos Every 10 Days

    2014 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

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