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24 alternatives to Unsplash.it – Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash

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Unsplash.it provides placeholder images for website designers and developers by generating random photos from Unsplash's collection. Users simply add desired dimensions to the URL to receive appropriately sized images… 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 – Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash launched in 2014; 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
   Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos▲880

   Lorem Ipsum... but for photos

   2019 · picsum.photos · its alternatives →

3. 3
   unsplash.it▲11

   Beautiful placeholders using images from unsplash

   2015 · picsum.photos · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Unsplash Source▲279

   A simple API for embedding hi-res Unsplash photos.

   2015 · source.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unsplash for iOS▲451

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

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unsplash for Figma▲302

   Millions of beautiful free images baked right into Figma 🖤

   2019 · figma.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Unsplash for iOS 2.0▲154

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

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lorem F*cking Ipsum▲225

    Placeholder text for people who have some f*cking passion!

    2016 · loremfuckingipsum.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lorem.Space▲104

    Placeholder images, but useful

    2021 · lorem.space · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Unsplasher▲143

    Fill shapes or symbols in Sketch with images from Unsplash 🖼

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Plaiceholder▲204

    Beautiful pure CSS image placeholders, without the hassle.

    2020 · plaiceholder.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WLPPR▲425

    Beautiful mobile wallpapers made from satellite imagery

    2015 · wlppr.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Let's Lorem Ipsum▲93

    A tool that generates placeholder texts.

    2022 · letsloremipsum.dhairyashah.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lorem Picsum▲8

    Lorem Ipsum... but for photos

    2017 · picsum.photos · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gradient Joy▲107

    Beautiful gradients as placeholder images just for you

    2018 · gradientjoy.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Background▲322

    Full screen photos from Unsplash for your iPhone

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Placeholders by TwicPics▲128

    Save time with dynamic placeholder images.

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Unsplash for Slack▲166

    A slash command for getting beautiful photos in your Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WLPPR for iOS▲271

    Beautiful mobile wallpapers made from satellite imagery

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Unsplash for WordPress▲110

    Bringing Unsplash image library to WordPress

    2020 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    placeholder.pics▲99

    Lightest way to include placeholder images in your design

    2016 · placeholder.pics · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Image Placeholder▲13

    Smart image placeholders for fast UI prototyping

    2025 · its alternatives →

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