# placeholders.dev

> Generates custom placeholder images on the fly from simple URL parameters.

- Category: Developer tools
- Self-hosted alternative to: Placeholder.com
- Repository: https://github.com/Cherry/placeholders.dev
- Licence: MIT
- GitHub stars: 163
- Last commit: 2026-09-17
- Rank: 80 of 234 on OpenFlareStack
- Cloudflare resources it creates: Analytics Engine
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/Cherry/placeholders.dev
- Page: https://openflarestack.com/apps/placeholders-dev/

## Keeping it up to date

```bash
git remote add upstream https://github.com/Cherry/placeholders.dev.git
git pull upstream main
npx wrangler deploy
```