BlurHash Alternatives

BlurHash is described as 'A very compact representation of a placeholder for an image' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BlurHash for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Google Chrome and Apple TV apps. The best BlurHash alternative is Unsplash, which is free. Other great apps like BlurHash are Lummi, Lorem Picsum, placekitten and freeimages.

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  1. Unsplash icon
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    Access millions of free high-resolution photos on Unsplash for any use without subscription or licensing restrictions. Create an account to like, download, and organize favorite images with collections, and even contribute your own to the growing library.

    62 Unsplash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mac
    • Apple TV
     
  2. Lummi icon
     21 likes

    AI stock images that won't make you cringe. A collection of 20,000+ free images made by AI creators who are tired of boring, overused stock photos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Lorem Picsum icon
     9 likes

    Lorem Picsum 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.

    22 Lorem Picsum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. freeimages icon
     3 likes

    Browse over 300,000 free stock photos and find the perfect royalty-free image quickly. Download free, high quality stock images, for every day or commercial use. No purchase required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. satyr.dev icon
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    (Formerly satyr.io) Free API for dummy placeholder images supporting delay, aspect ratio, resolution, themes, country flags and offline mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Holder.js icon
     1 like

    Holder renders image placeholders entirely in browser. Placeholders can have custom colors, fonts, resizing behavior, and rendering engine (Canvas/SVG).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. placebear icon
     1 like

    A quick and simple service for getting pictures of bears for use as placeholders in your designs or code. Just put your image size (width & height) after our URL and you'll get a placeholder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Dummy Image icon
     1 like

    DummyImage.com serves dynamic placeholder images for use in web development. It's a free service and the code is open-source and available for download.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Placedog icon
     Like

    A simple service to get cute dogs as placeholders for your websites and designs. Just add a width and height to the end of the url.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. 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)
     
  11. The internet was missing the ability to provide custom-sized placeholder images of Steven Segal. Now it can.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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