# zouhir/lqip-loader

Low Quality Image Placeholders (LQIP) for Webpack

Repository: https://github.com/zouhir/lqip-loader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lqip-loader
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-12-29T03:51:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3388, "days_push": 1343, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1206, forks 43 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.324970+00:00)

## What it is
A webpack loader that generates low-quality image placeholders (LQIP) for JPEG and PNG images, producing tiny Base64 previews and dominant color palettes at build time. It lets you bundle a ~400-byte blurred placeholder alongside the full image URL for progressive image loading.

## Use cases
- generate blurry image placeholders in webpack
- lazy load images with base64 previews
- extract dominant color palette from images at build time
- improve perceived page load performance for images
- show placeholder while full image loads
- medium-style progressive image loading

## When to choose
- you use webpack and want automatic LQIP generation for imported images
- you want tiny inline base64 previews plus dominant color palettes without extra tooling
- you want progressive image loading with minimal bundle impact

## When to avoid
- your build uses Vite, esbuild, or other non-webpack bundlers
- you need actively maintained tooling with guaranteed updates
- you need advanced placeholder generation like SVG-based or gradient-only approaches

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, build-tool
- domain: web-development, frontend, image-processing
- platform: -
- tags: webpack-loader, lqip, image-placeholders, base64, lazy-loading, performance, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- zouhir/lqip-loader (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.324970+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:19.725540+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zouhir/lqip-loader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.324970+00:00, sha a3c7b1e6d5c3)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/lqip-loader (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:14.848549+00:00, sha 381874f2d02f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.