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Free stock photos and videos for commercial use, no attribution needed.

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    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Pexels?

Pexels offers free stock photos and videos that you can use for ads, websites, products and print, and edit as you like. Attribution is not required. You cannot sell unaltered copies, redistribute the content on other stock sites, show identifiable people in a bad light or imply endorsement.

Pros: what Pexels does well

  • Free photos and videos, including commercial use
  • No attribution required
  • Large video library

Cons: where it falls short

  • Quality varies more than curated paid libraries
  • Popular clips are widely used

Who Pexels is for

Creators who need free stock video as well as photos.

Who can skip it

Teams needing exclusive or editorial licences.

Pexels alternatives

Not sold on Pexels? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Unsplash

Shares stock photos and free images with Pexels. Freemium (Pexels: Free). Rated 4.8 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFree planWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

Pixabay

Focus: vectors and free music. Shares stock photos and adobe stock alternative with Pexels. Rated 4.6 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Wikimedia Commons

Focus: public domain and creative commons. Shares free images and adobe stock alternative with Pexels. Rated 4.5 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Freebiesbug

Focus: freebies, mockups and ui kits. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. Rated 4.5 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Mockup World

Focus: mockups, psd and design assets. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. Rated 4.4 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Pexels

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Gradient Magic

Focus: css gradients, backgrounds and colour. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. Rated 4.3 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.3Visit

draw.io

Focus: diagrams, flowcharts and uml. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. A web app, not a website. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.7Visit

Manuskript

Focus: novel writing, outliner and snowflake method. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. A desktop app, not a website. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Pexels: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.4Visit

Patternico

Focus: patterns, backgrounds and seamless. Also in Brainstorming and Organization, like Pexels. A web app, not a website. Rated 4.3 (Pexels: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit

ISO Republic

Focus: cc0 and free. Shares stock photos and stock video with Pexels. Rated 4.4 (Pexels: 4.7).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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