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Wikimedia Commons

Nearly 150 million free-to-use images, sounds and videos.

Visit Wikimedia Commons4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Wikimedia Commons?

Wikimedia Commons is a volunteer-run repository of public domain and freely licensed educational media, with about 149 million images, sound clips and videos. Each file has its own licence, and reuse often means crediting the author and sharing improvements under the same terms.

Pros: what Wikimedia Commons does well

  • Huge library of free and public domain media
  • Great for historical, scientific and educational images
  • Clear licence on every file

Cons: where it falls short

  • Attribution is often required
  • Fewer polished marketing-style photos

Who Wikimedia Commons is for

Writers, students and educators who need factual, freely licensed media.

Who can skip it

Marketers who want glossy lifestyle shots.

Wikimedia Commons alternatives

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

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Openverse

Focus: open source. Shares free images and creative commons with Wikimedia Commons. Same 4.5 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Wellcome Collection

Focus: images, archives and history. Shares public domain with Wikimedia Commons. Rated 4.6 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

MeTube

Focus: video download, audio and yt-dlp. Also in Learning and Research, like Wikimedia Commons. A web app, not a website. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Tube Archivist

Focus: youtube, archive and media server. Also in Research and Organization, like Wikimedia Commons. A web app, not a website. Rated 4.4 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Wikimedia Commons

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

Pexels

Focus: stock photos and stock video. Shares free images and adobe stock alternative with Wikimedia Commons. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

MDN Web Docs

Focus: web development, documentation and javascript. Also in Learning and Research, like Wikimedia Commons. Rated 4.8 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

MIT OpenCourseWare

Focus: online courses, university and lectures. Also in Learning and Research, like Wikimedia Commons. Rated 4.8 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Our World in Data

Focus: data, statistics and research. Also in Research and Learning, like Wikimedia Commons. Rated 4.8 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Wikipedia

Focus: encyclopedia, reference and research. Also in Research and Learning, like Wikimedia Commons. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

Awesome LLM

Focus: llm, awesome list and papers. Also in Learning and Research, like Wikimedia Commons. Rated 4.7 (Wikimedia Commons: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit
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