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Built for developers who value simplicity, speed, and privacy.

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AI-Powered Generation

Context-aware patterns for any industry. E-commerce, tech, healthcare, and more.

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Animated Placeholders

6 CSS-only animations: skeleton, pulse, wave, shimmer, gradient, dots.

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Chart Mockups

8 chart types for dashboard prototypes. Bar, pie, line, area, and more.

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Lightning Fast

Edge computing with <50ms generation. Served from 200+ global locations.

Always fast

Fully Customizable

Colors, text, fonts, formats. SVG, PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF, GIF support.

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Privacy First

Zero tracking, zero cookies, zero BS. GDPR compliant by design.

Your data is safe

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No signup. No API key. Just works.

Interactive Playground

Preset

Width

Height

Background Color

Text Color

Custom Text (Optional)

Generated URLhttps://fallback.pics/api/v1/400x300

Integration in Seconds

Works with any framework, any language, anywhere.

Quick Start Examples

<!-- Basic usage -->
<img src="https://fallback.pics/api/v1/400x300" alt="Placeholder">

<!-- With custom colors -->
<img src="https://fallback.pics/api/v1/400x300/3B82F6/FFFFFF" alt="Blue placeholder">

<!-- With custom text -->
<img src="https://fallback.pics/api/v1/400x300?text=Product+Image" alt="Product">

<!-- AI-Generated contextual image -->
<img src="https://fallback.pics/api/v1/ai/400x300?context=e-commerce&mood=minimal" alt="AI Generated">

URL Patterns

/400x300 - Basic dimensions
/400x300.jpg - With format
/square/400 - Square preset
/avatar/200 - Avatar preset
/banner/1200x400 - Banner preset

Parameters

?text=Custom+Text - Custom text
?bg=FF0000 - Background color
?fg=FFFFFF - Text color
/bg/fg - Path-based colors

Why Choose fallback.pics?

See how we compare to alternatives.

Feature	fallback.pics	Others
AI Generation	✓	✗
Animated Placeholders	✓	✗
Chart Mockups	✓	✗
Response Time	<50ms	~100ms+
Global CDN	200+ locations	Limited
Privacy	No tracking	Analytics
Price	Free Forever	Free/Paid

Perfect For Every Use Case

From prototypes to production, we've got you covered.

Web Development

Quick mockups during development. No more broken image icons.

E-Commerce

Product placeholders while inventory images load.

Dashboards

Chart and graph mockups for analytics interfaces.

Mobile Apps

Lightweight placeholders for responsive designs.

Documentation

Example images for guides and tutorials.

Prototyping

Quick visual mockups for wireframes and demos.

Start Using fallback.pics Today

No signup. No credit card. No limits. Just add our URL to your img tags.


https://fallback.pics/api/v1/[width]x[height]

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