img.ws/a3f9.webp
Image host & CDN
Short, neutral paths for delivery — fewer characters per request, cleaner embeds, no extension that fights the content.
the flagship use
GET
https://img.ws/a3f9.webp
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img.ws
The shortest way to say image — on a clean, neutral extension.
A three-letter, universally understood string for image hosting, CDNs, and media APIs. Six characters, no tautology, no country baggage — the kind of serving domain that reads right in a URL a million times a day.
What it's for
Built to live in a URL.
Short domains earn their keep where the name repeats endlessly — image delivery, embeds, generated assets. Each path stays legible and tight.
img.ws/1200x630
Placeholder service
On-the-fly placeholders for prototyping and front-end scaffolding. Pure client-side rendering — no backend to run.
live demo ↓img.ws/og?title=…
Social & OG cards
Rendered share images for blogs, repos, and apps — the sort of endpoint that gets embedded across thousands of pages.
live demo ↓img.ws/u/42.png
Avatar & media API
Identicons, thumbnails, and derived media behind one short, memorable namespace.
live demo ↓Try it
Three endpoints, running in your browser.
No server in the loop — every image is drawn on the fly with canvas. That's the whole point: routes like these can ship as a single static asset, with nothing to host but the page itself.
Placeholder
img.ws/1200x630
Social / OG card
img.ws/og?title=…
Avatar / identicon
img.ws/u/acme.png
Deterministic and offline — the same path always draws the same image. Put a service worker in front and img.ws/1200x630 resolves for real, no backend behind it.
Scarcity
A name that isn't coming back to market.
Across the extensions where img could live, almost everything worth having is already someone's working asset. This isn't a park waiting to be flipped — it's a nearly-closed field.
53
extensions surveyed
47
already registered
6
actually available*
1
openly listed for sale
img.<tld> — selected extensions
this domain
in active use
registered / held
listed for sale
available
The names in active use aren't for sale at any ordinary price — they're held by the likes of IMG (the sports agency), ipinfo, and IMG.LY. And the handful genuinely open are the weak ones: *img.photo, img.camera, img.graphics — longer, and tautological.
Why this one
Short beats semantic-squared.
The only img extensions still available restate the word they're attached to. A serving domain should disappear into the URL — not repeat itself.
img.photo
9 characters · "image-photo"
- × Tautological — the extension repeats the name.
- × Longer path on every single request.
- × Niche TLD, thin recognition.
img.ws
6 characters · clean & neutral
- ✓ Shortest form — nothing wasted in the URL.
- ✓ Extension carries no competing meaning.
- ✓ Treated as a generic TLD — no geo lock-in.
Acquisition
Serious offers only — and no hurry.
The domain is registered well into the next decade and actively maintained. It'll sell when the right buyer meets the right number, and not before.
- StatusAvailable · owner-held
- Registration paid through2035
- Transfer methodEscrow (Dan / Escrow.com)
- Offer floorBelow market ignored
- LowballsNo reply
- Response timeUnhurried