ui-avatars.com Reviews

UI Avatars is a service that allows users to generate avatars based on initials. It provides a simple-to-use API with no limiting or login requirements. Users can customize the avatars by specifying parameters such as size, font size, initial characters, name, rounded image, bold font, background color, font color, and more. The service also supports a WordPress plugin for easy integration with WordPress sites. UI Avatars emphasizes privacy and monitoring, stating that no usage tracking is performed, and no information is stored, except for caching the final images. The API returns an image stream that can be directly used in an tag. It's recommended to avoid passing a specific color, as the service automatically sets it between black and white. The avatar image size can be set between 16 and 512 pixels, with a default of 64 pixels. The font size is customizable as a percentage of the image size, and the length of the generated initials can be specified. Users can also choose whether the returned image should be a circle, if the letters should use a bold font, and specify background and font colors. The API can also uppercase the name/initials and return the avatar in SVG or PNG format, depending on the accept header. All these settings can be mixed together as desired. The service suggests using it as a fallback for Gravatar, especially for high DPI screens. It also supports some Unicode scripts/languages that are not typically supported by standard fonts. UI Avatars is open source, and its code is available on GitHub. It's developed by Lasse Rafn with the help of contributors. The service is free to use, and it has a WordPress plugin available. UI Avatars encourages support to scale to more regions and maintain its operations, as it's handling a significant number of requests per month. It offers the opportunity for sponsors to have their logos displayed on the website. Overall, UI Avatars is a legitimate and useful service for generating avatars based on initials, with a focus on privacy and ease of use."

the reasons behind this review :
Simple-to-use API, Customizable avatar parameters, Support for WordPress plugin, Emphasis on privacy and monitoring, No usage tracking, Information is not stored except for caching final images, Returns image stream for direct use in tag, Automatic color setting between black and white, Customizable avatar image size (16-512 pixels), Customizable font size (percentage of image size), Customizable length of generated initials, Option for rounded image and bold font, Customizable background and font colors, Option to uppercase the name/initials, Option to return avatar in SVG or PNG format, Recommended as a Gravatar fallback, Support for high DPI screens, Support for some Unicode scripts/languages, Open source with code available on GitHub, Developed by Lasse Rafn with contributors, Free to use, Encourages support for scaling and maintenance, Opportunity for sponsors to have logos displayed on the website