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DiceBear is an open source avatar library that lets you generate unique, deterministic profile pictures in no time. Whether you need geometric shapes, cute characters, or pixel art — our privacy-focused SVG avatar library with 35+ styles brings your projects to life.

Iris W.Product Designer
Leon B.Frontend Dev
Cara M.Team Lead
Finn H.Backend Dev
Yuki S.UX Researcher

Everything You Need

Everything you need to create beautiful, unique avatars for your applications.

Deterministic Avatars

Same seed always generates the same avatar. Perfect for user profiles and consistent identities.

35+ Avatar Styles

Carefully crafted styles from talented artists. Characters, abstract, pixel art, and more.

Scalable SVG

Pure SVG output stays razor-sharp at any size — from tiny favicons to full-screen — and weighs just a few kilobytes.

Free Avatar API

Our profile picture API handles millions of daily requests. Global CDN delivers random user avatars in milliseconds.

Official Libraries

JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust, and Go — one identical API across every language, same seed, same result, and no data leaves your servers.

CLI

Generate avatars directly from the command line. Perfect for batch processing and build pipelines.

Figma Plugin

Design custom avatar styles in Figma and export them as ready-to-use DiceBear definitions — no code required.

Fully Customizable

Colors, accessories, backgrounds, and more. Fine-tune every detail to match your brand.

100% Open Source

MIT licensed core, transparent development. Contribute, fork, or self-host with confidence.

Integrate in Minutes

Choose the integration that works best for your project.

Libraries

Run DiceBear entirely in your own code — no data leaves your servers. JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust, and Go share one identical API.

Avatar API

Free avatar API for profile pictures. Handles millions of requests daily via global CDN.

https://api.dicebear.com/10.x/lorelei/svg?seed=Mia
API Documentation

CLI

Generate avatars from the command line. Perfect for scripts and automation.

npx dicebear lorelei --seed "Mia" --format svg
CLI Documentation

Works with Your Favorite Framework

Use DiceBear with React, Vue, Svelte, Angular and more. Simply use our HTTP-API as image source or install the JS-library.

Lightning fast, globally delivered

Our HTTP-API is powered by a global CDN — delivering avatars with low latency, high reliability, and completely free of charge.

bunny.net sponsors the CDN infrastructure for our HTTP-API. This allows us to serve avatars globally with low latency — completely free of charge for you.

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1B+Requests in Month
3TB+Data Served in Month
85%+Cache Hit Rate

How DiceBear Compares

Every tool has its strengths. Choose what works best for your project.

FeatureDiceBearBoring AvatarsAvvvatarsMultiavatarJdenticon
GitHub Stars8.8k+6.2k+1.9k+1.9k+1.7k+
Avatar Styles376211
Customizable OptionsExtensiveExtensiveLimitedLimitedLimited
Weighted Variants
HTTP API Free Paid
CLI
LanguagesJS/TS, PHP, Python, Rust, GoJSJS/TSJS, PHP, PythonJS, .NET, PHP
DependenciesReactReact
Output FormatsSVG, PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIFSVGSVGSVGSVG, PNG
Design LicenseVariesMITMITCustomMIT
Open Source
Deterministic

This comparison is based on publicly available information and may not reflect the latest updates. Each tool has its own strengths — choose what works best for your project.

Open Source

We believe in open source. All our code is available on GitHub. Feel free to contribute, fork, or simply use it with confidence.

License

Our code is MIT licensed. The avatar styles are licensed under different licenses chosen by the artists. Check out the overview for details.