placeholders.dev

Make placeholder images in any size and color

By James Ross and Cloud Four

InstallOpens in your own Appflare
Stars
163
163 stars on the app's GitHub repository.
Installs
Under 10
Fewer than 10 Appflare users run this app, from anonymous usage data; smaller counts are not published.
Plan
Free
Runs on Cloudflare's free Workers plan.
License
MIT
An open-source license: you may use, change and share the app on its terms.
Version
Sep 17
Version 0.0.0-20260917.3197644.
Last tested
Oct 14
The catalog installed this version in a test account and it answered, on Oct 14, 2026.

About

A self-hosted alternative to DummyImage.

Placeholder images generated on the fly: SVGs of any size, text, font and colours, described entirely by the URL, with light and dark variants.

Features

  • Create image placeholders from a link with the dimensions you choose
  • Choose the text, font and font size shown in each image
  • Set background and text colors, including transparency
  • Wrap text to fit within the image

Deploy placeholders.dev on Cloudflare

  1. Step 1: Set up Appflare in your Cloudflare account

    Once

    Appflare installs itself into your own Cloudflare account from your browser, and runs on the free Workers plan, as placeholders.dev does. See what placeholders.dev needs on your account.

    Set up AppflareAlready have Appflare? Install placeholders.dev

  2. Step 2: Install placeholders.dev

    placeholders.dev needs no keys or settings from you.

    One switch on the form puts placeholders.dev behind Cloudflare Access, so only the people who use your Appflare can open it.

  3. Step 3: Finish setting it up

    After the install, Appflare shows a short step for placeholders.dev, on its page.

With Appflare instead of by hand

  • Nothing to build on your computerAppflare sets itself up from your browser, with no API token to create and nothing to install.
  • Updates in one clickAppflare tells you when the catalog has a new version, and Update installs it.
  • Health checksAfter every install and update, Appflare checks that the app answers.
  • It stays in your own accountEverything runs on your Cloudflare account and your plan, and Appflare records what it creates, so an uninstall removes it.

What it needs on your account

Nothing beyond a Cloudflare account on the free Workers plan.

Questions

Does placeholders.dev run on Cloudflare's free plan?

Yes. placeholders.dev runs on Cloudflare's free Workers plan, and so does Appflare.

What does placeholders.dev create in my Cloudflare account?

Appflare creates a Worker for placeholders.dev. Appflare records each resource it creates; an uninstall deletes them, keeping any data you choose to keep.

How do I update placeholders.dev?

When the catalog has a new version, placeholders.dev's page in Appflare says Update available. Select Update: Appflare takes a snapshot first, so you can roll back to the version before. You can also let Appflare update it automatically.

Is placeholders.dev open source?

Yes, under MIT. An open-source license: you may use, change and share the app on its terms. Its source code is at github.com/Cherry/placeholders.dev.

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Packaged for the catalog by MendyLanda.

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