# What's your favorite profile avatar service?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/whats-your-favorite-profile-avatar-service/75360>\
**Category:** Community Resources\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/whats-your-favorite-profile-avatar-service/75360 "2024-08-01T17:05:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mikec/32/53291_2.png) [@mikec](https://community.glideapps.com/u/mikec)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/whats-your-favorite-profile-avatar-service/75360/1 "2024-08-01T17:05:29Z")

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Hey Glide fam!

I’ve been using Boring Avatars for the past few years, but they’ve recently shifted from open-source to a subscription service.

Do you have any recommendations for other reliable and fun avatar services? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/whats-your-favorite-profile-avatar-service/75360/2 "2024-08-02T00:03:08Z")

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It’s not fun, but I usually use UI avatars for “default” ones, basically taking the user’s name to generate an avatar with the app’s theme color, if they don’t provide one themselves.

> **[Free API to generate avatars with initials - User Initial avatars](https://ui-avatars.com/)**
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> Generate image avatars with user initials for free, just specify name. No limits or registration.

A fun one, I think, would be DiceBear.

> **[HTTP-API | DiceBear](https://www.dicebear.com/how-to-use/http-api/)**
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> Our HTTP API is probably the easiest way to use DiceBear. Learn how to create avatars for your project using the HTTP API. It's free!

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**Author:** ![mikec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mikec/32/53291_2.png) [@mikec](https://community.glideapps.com/u/mikec)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/whats-your-favorite-profile-avatar-service/75360/3 "2024-08-02T01:36:01Z")

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Thanks so much @ThinhDinh !