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24 alternatives to unsplash.it

Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash

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

1. 1
   Unsplash 5.0▲1,501

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

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unsplash Instant▲143

   Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your new tabs

   2015 · instant.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Unsplash.it – Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash▲10

   Lorem Ipsum... but for photos

   2014 · unsplash.it · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unsplash for Slack▲166

   A slash command for getting beautiful photos in your Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unsplash for iOS 2.0▲154

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

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unsplash Source▲279

   A simple API for embedding hi-res Unsplash photos.

   2015 · source.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Unsplash for iOS▲451

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

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Unsplash Instant▲9

    Beautiful Photos from Unsplash in Chrome

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unsplash for WordPress▲110

    Bringing Unsplash image library to WordPress

    2020 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    slash.photo▲140

    Find beautiful free stock photos from Unsplash in Slack

    2016 · slash.photo · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unsplasher▲143

    Fill shapes or symbols in Sketch with images from Unsplash 🖼

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Plaiceholder▲204

    Beautiful pure CSS image placeholders, without the hassle.

    2020 · plaiceholder.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Splashy▲195

    Auto changing Unsplash photos as desktop wallpapers

    2017 · splashy.art · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Background▲18

    Beautiful photos from Unsplash

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Unsplash API▲18

    Unsplash, but for computers.

    2015 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Splash Search▲169

    Advanced search for Unsplash

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Irvue 2.0▲205

    Thousands of stunning photos from Unsplash on your Mac

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Unsplash for Figma▲303

    Millions of beautiful free images baked right into Figma 🖤

    2019 · figma.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Background▲322

    Full screen photos from Unsplash for your iPhone

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Gradient Joy▲107

    Beautiful gradients as placeholder images just for you

    2018 · gradientjoy.com · 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 Bulk Downloader▲224

    Download a batch of stock images from Unsplash at once!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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