# LasseRafn/ui-avatars

Repository: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ui-avatars
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api, avatars, image, profile-picture
Last push: 2026-08-11T07:32:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3265, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1196, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.953753+00:00)

## What it is
UI Avatars is a PHP service that generates simple initial-based avatar images from names via a URL-based API, powering ui-avatars.com. It can be self-hosted to generate placeholder profile pictures with customizable colors, sizes, and fonts.

## Use cases
- generate placeholder avatars from user initials
- serve profile pictures for users without uploaded photos
- self-host an avatar generation API
- create letter-based avatar images via URL parameters
- add default avatars to a web app

## When to choose
- you need lightweight initial-based avatars without storing images
- you want a self-hosted avatar API with simple URL-based usage
- you need customizable placeholder profile pictures for a web application

## When to avoid
- you need rich illustrated or photo-realistic avatars
- you require user-uploaded avatar storage and management
- you need avatars generated client-side without a server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, http-server, api-framework
- domain: web-development, image-processing, apis
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: avatars, initials, placeholder-images, profile-pictures, letter-avatars, web-server

## Member repositories
- LasseRafn/ui-avatars (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.953753+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 2026-08-30T06:22:00.786349+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.953753+00:00, sha ff45f19069ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.