Placeholdifier

Turn any website into a live wireframe

Placeholdifier: Transform websites into live wireframes

Placeholdifier is a unique Chrome extension that allows users to effectively transform any website into a live, interactive wireframe. It operates by converting HTML elements on a page into placeholders, effectively 'hiding' the content while preserving the site's underlying structure and interactivity. This can be incredibly useful for purposes such as demos, live streaming, hiding personal information, engaging in visual regression, and more. The source code is openly available for customization and further exploration.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.00
(6)
Version: 0.2.2 (Last updated: 2021-03-28)
Creation date: 2020-07-04
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
Size: 17.83K

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Placeholdifier converts HTML into placeholders leaving the website interactivity intact.

Useful for demos, streaming, hide personal information, visual regression, and more.

Source code: https://github.com/pomber/placeholdifier

User reviews

Works well, but could be a little better with a small tweak (already requested on github): Don't turn whitespace into █ characters, or make it optional.
by Dave Land, 2024-07-30

doesn't work at all at least on Mac
by Luca Candela, 2024-03-28

how can we download the converted wireframe?
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Placeholdifier requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Placeholdifier has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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