DEV3 Free Placeholder Text and Image Generator — Source Code (React + Tailwind)

Source code of the DEV3 Placeholder Text and Image Generator, generates seeded lorem ipsum (paragraphs, sentences, words, lists, HTML) and placeholder images as PNG or SVG with data URI output.

Free download: sign in to any DEV3 account and click Download ZIP. Try it live: https://dev3.tech/tools/placeholder-text-image-generator shows the finished tool running.

What is in the download

• A standalone Vite + React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS project: src/tool holds the tool, shared pieces sit beside it
• package.json with exact versions plus a lockfile, so npm ci works
• README.md (run, build, embed in Next.js or plain React) and an MIT LICENSE

What the code does

• Deterministic lorem generator using a seeded PRNG
• Plain and HTML output with lists
• Placeholder SVG builder with automatic text sizing
• PNG export drawn on a canvas

Tech stack

React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS 4, jszip.

Install and customise

The How to install and How to use tabs list the steps. In short: unzip, npm ci, npm run dev, then copy the tool folder into your own app if you want to embed it.

Good to know

• A browser-only tool: there is no backend or database in the code.