# Is there an image hosting site as good as Imgur that works in the UK (or everywhere)? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 16, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738 "2026-01-16T05:56:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/1 "2026-01-16T05:56:35Z")
In the thread [Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn’t Go to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845) @Peter_Morris asked: > [@Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/170): > > Please, people, stop using imagur. @Darren_Garrison responded: > [@Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/173): > > You keep saying that, and I share your annoyance that the UK can’t view Imgur, but I’m not going to switch over to a less useful host just to be visible in the UK, and nothing else really is as good. Your beef is with the rules that the UK government passed that Imgur found unacceptable. To not continue this there I wanted to ask here. I get that @Peter_Morris is frustrated but I gotta go with @Darren_Garrison on this one. Imgur is SO much better to use than any image hosting site I have ever seen. They require no account (read track me). They make it as simple as possible to put an image in and get a link and then you can paste that link in near anywhere and it just works! It seems the UK has imposed rules that Imgur is not willing to comply with and blocked them (likely for costs and not ideology). I really do not want to stop using Imgur unless there is another solution. Is there one that is as good and simple? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/2 "2026-01-16T06:21:29Z")
Already a thread for this discussion. > [@Anyone else getting "Content Not Viewable In Your Region" from imgur.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-content-not-viewable-in-your-region-from-imgur-com/1025293/22): > > As I said: Like I said, it sucks. But I found a working alternative on Shutterfly, and I’ve been using that. But yes, there are lots of free image hosts that work just great. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/3 "2026-01-16T06:23:04Z")
I’ve been quite satisfied with [gyazo.com](http://gyazo.com) for going on 10 years now. No account needed. You can upload pics, and also they have an easy app to do captures of sections of your screen. Is anybody reading this thread unable to see this pic? [![](https://i.gyazo.com/2b0aec33f9ff9291aa76f869232e2ff1.png) ](https://i.gyazo.com/2b0aec33f9ff9291aa76f869232e2ff1.png) ETA: Hmm, okay, it seems they’ve changed since I started, and now all new users do require a free account. Apparently I got grandfathered in from before they required everybody to have accounts and it’s only my cookie on my computer that’s telling it I don’t need a login. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/4 "2026-01-16T06:27:24Z")
Works ok for me in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/5 "2026-01-16T06:44:20Z")
A relevant quote from another thread where the image hosting topic has been discussed: > [@SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1945): > > The internet as we knew it a few years ago is quickly rotting away. To whatever extent casually free services may still exist, they will be inherently dodgy for one or another reason (geoblocking, limited bandwidth, general enshittification). This will all get worse before it gets better. There is no perfect solution, and whatever might work today is not guaranteed to work tomorrow. It’s just how the internet is now. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/6 "2026-01-16T22:43:32Z")
Check out [https://postimg.cc/](https://postimg.cc/). It was evidently created for the primary purpose of sharing images on message boards. It has a very simple interface and no registration requirement. You can optionally resize images and set an expiration when you upload. I’ve only tried it a couple times, but I actually like it better than Imgur. When you upload a picture, it immediately gives you the direct link with a useful “copy” button, so I don’t have to do the additional steps of opening the picture in a new tab. @Peter_Morris mentioned it in the other thread but maybe didn’t call enough attention to it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/7 "2026-01-17T03:31:32Z")
I’ll add, Shutterfly has been working well for me as a replacement for Imgur. And today I installed the app as an experiment, and pretty easily uploaded a photo from my phone to the online site to link it into a post. I’ve totally abandoned Imgur now. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/8 "2026-01-17T05:20:47Z")
Each month there is a different topic for the monthly photography competition. The first post each month has steps on how to use ImgBB to post photos here on the SDMB. We typically use ImgBB because of the problem with imgur in the UK. Here it is for this month: ➜ [Monthly Photo Competition #38– January, 2026 – “Fire or Ice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-38-january-2026-fire-or-ice/1026256) ■ ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/9 "2026-01-17T17:12:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > We typically use ImgBB because of the problem with imgur in the UK. I took your advice and used ImgBB in this post: > [@Encryption: If it is based off prime numbers why not just have a great big list of prime numbers to break the codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-if-it-is-based-off-prime-numbers-why-not-just-have-a-great-big-list-of-prime-numbers-to-break-the-codes/1026772/5): > > For Christmas someone gave me the book below. I get a Mersenne Prime is a subset of all primes but still…it made me think we have a great big list of all primes. I would guess someone has the record for the biggest prime number ever found which means we have a list of all smaller primes. Instead of showing the pic in the thread it made a link to it with a thumbnail I prefer Imgur since it just displays the pic. Also, when you click on the pic, it is mighty slow at loading the image (I guess it is loading the orignal many MB image instead of the smaller and faster JPG image). Reaaaaalllly slow. And I have very fast internet. Boo to ImgBB (my $0.02) ETA - Here they are in comparison: > **[PXL 20260117 170259162 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/JFvCjYP1)** > > Image PXL 20260117 170259162 hosted on ImgBB Versus… [![](https://i.imgur.com/fesJfVs.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/fesJfVs.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/10 "2026-01-17T17:56:53Z")
Try [https://postimg.cc/](https://postimg.cc/). When it uploads the picture, use the copy button on the second link, which is directly to the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/11 "2026-01-17T20:15:07Z")
Direct image display with ibb [![](https://i.ibb.co/S7tJwkpj/PXL-20260117-170259162.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/S7tJwkpj/PXL-20260117-170259162.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/12 "2026-01-17T21:14:31Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I took your advice and used ImgBB in this post: > … > Instead of showing the pic in the thread it made a link to it with a thumbnail You are doing it wrong. The page you link to provides HTML and BBcode that you could post in SDMB to show the image. Just post the supplied code and it will show the image. > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > ETA - Here they are in comparison: Even allowing for you doing it wrong, the first gives me a link that I can click on to see the image, while the second does not allow me to see the image at all. The first is much preferable. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/13 "2026-01-18T09:33:04Z")
👆 What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/14 "2026-01-23T22:28:21Z")
I just tried ImgBB and the SDMB gave me error after error that it does not support the code. All I could do was use the thing I did above which does not display the photo. Doubtless I am doing it wrong but therein lies the problem. Imgur just works. No fuss. I don’t need to dick around figuring out which code I need to use out of a long list. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/15 "2026-01-23T23:00:28Z")
I’ve been trying it lately with no problems. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738/16 "2026-01-23T23:06:23Z")
I mentioned a simple alternative a couple times, so if you’re wedded to Imgur, a third time won’t change your mind. But really, [https://postimages.org/](https://postimages.org/) works great and it includes our UK posters. It’s a simple upload, then one click to copy the direct link. [![](https://i.postimg.cc/TPp0VXJ4/recursion.png) ](https://i.postimg.cc/TPp0VXJ4/recursion.png)