Empty States
A curated gallery of real-world empty state designs from mobile, desktop, iOS, Android, and web apps to inspire better UX.
Overview
What is Empty States?
Empty States is a curated design gallery that showcases how apps and websites handle screens with no data, such as empty inboxes, no search results, or first-run experiences. It collects real examples from popular products across mobile, desktop, iOS, Android, and web, helping designers and developers find inspiration for creating friendly, informative, and actionable empty states in their own interfaces.
What is Empty States used for?
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Top Features
- Curated gallery of real empty state designs
- Filter by platform: mobile, desktop, iOS, Android, web
- Examples from popular apps like Gmail, Slack, Figma, Instagram, and more
- Pagination for browsing large collections
- Submission option to contribute your own designs
How to use Empty States?
Browse the gallery by platform using the tabs for Latest, Mobile, Desktop, iOS, and Android. Click on any screenshot to view the empty state design in detail. Use the pagination at the bottom to explore more examples. You can also submit your own empty state designs to be featured in the gallery.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- High-quality, real-world design inspiration
- Covers multiple platforms and app types
- Simple and easy to browse
- Free to access
- Helps improve UX by showing best practices
Cons
- No search or advanced filtering options
- Limited context or explanation for each design
- No direct download or export feature
- Gallery may not be frequently updated
Use Cases
- Finding inspiration for designing empty states in a new app
- Learning UX best practices for no-data screens
- Teaching design students about empty state patterns
- Comparing how different apps handle similar empty states
- Improving onboarding and first-run experiences
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