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CatSVG, the deterministic cat placeholder API

catsvg.app ↗ · Developer Corner · score 84.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A free service that generates seeded cat illustrations as pure SVGs for any requested size.

Why it surfaced

CatSVG turns a URL such as `/cat/1200x300/mackerel.svg` into the same vector cat every time, with no account or API key required. Its unusually generous API includes postcard fronts and backs, captions, stamps, postmarks, pinned traits, and a random-cat mode—serious developer plumbing with a distinctly feline sense of occasion.

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