Free Use Media
Why use the Images, Audio and Video found on this page?
- These portals collect images, music and videos which are copyright friendly. Either the original creators have labeled their creations as free to use, with a Creative Commons License or the creations are in the public domain, meaning that their copyright has expired.
- For more Information about Copyright, Public Domain and Creative Commons, see Copyright and Fair Use
Citations
- All resources used must be cited, including Free Use Media.
- In general, Citations should include:
For example: Smith, John. "Frog in Water". Flickr.
- Citing URL's alone is NOT an acceptable citation practice, because web pages and the content on those pages change.
Multimedia
Images
- Always download original image...NOT Thumbnail.
- Use My image Seek to identify possible image search terms for difficult to find and/or visually represent concepts (<Broken Links> is the tool creator's example; replace with your image need)
Flickr Search
Flickr is a popular photo sharing site. The following search tools can be used to search Flickr for photos that are Creative Commons licensed or from Public Domain Collections added to Flickr.
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General Free use Image sources
Academic Image Collections
Getty Search Gateway, Open Content Images
Google LIFE Photo Archive
Library of Congress Flickr Photostream
LIFE Photo Archive
The National Archives UK Flickr Photostream
New Old Stock
NYPL Digital Gallery
NASA Images
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
Smithsonian Open Access
Government Photos
Wikimedia Commons (Cite image original source)
Google LIFE Photo Archive
Library of Congress Flickr Photostream
LIFE Photo Archive
The National Archives UK Flickr Photostream
New Old Stock
NYPL Digital Gallery
NASA Images
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
Smithsonian Open Access
Government Photos
Wikimedia Commons (Cite image original source)
Specialty Image Collections
Collections for Designers from the NY Public Library
Creativity103 Backgrounds
Dafont for fonts
Freepik Graphics
Google Fonts
Hip Fonts
Open Clip Art
Public Domain Clip Art
Creativity103 Backgrounds
Dafont for fonts
Freepik Graphics
Google Fonts
Hip Fonts
Open Clip Art
Public Domain Clip Art
Video
Beachfront B-Roll
Flickr Add search terms->Advanced ->videos only->Change "Any Licensee" to "All Creative Commons"
Mazwai
Mixkit
Pexels
Videvo
Vimeo Creative Commons Search
Vimeo Free HD Stock
Wikimedia Commons
Youtube Creative Commons Place Search Terms & click Youtube.
Flickr Add search terms->Advanced ->videos only->Change "Any Licensee" to "All Creative Commons"
Mazwai
Mixkit
Pexels
Videvo
Vimeo Creative Commons Search
Vimeo Free HD Stock
Wikimedia Commons
Youtube Creative Commons Place Search Terms & click Youtube.
360 Images, Objects and Video
Audio/Music
Animal Sound Clips from the US Fish and Wildlife Service
BBC Sound Effects Library
Bandcamp
Bensound
ccMixter
Free-Loops.com Sound effects, vocal and drum loops
Free Music Archive
Hook Sounds
Jamendo Favorite music finding site
Looperman
Mixkit
Moby byGratis
Pixabay Audio
Pond5
Pond5 Sound Effects
Purple Planet Music
Soundclick Choose License Type: Creative Commons
Soundzabound
Tribe of Noise
YouTube Audio Library Background music and artist offerings
BBC Sound Effects Library
Bandcamp
Bensound
ccMixter
Free-Loops.com Sound effects, vocal and drum loops
Free Music Archive
Hook Sounds
Jamendo Favorite music finding site
Looperman
Mixkit
Moby byGratis
Pixabay Audio
Pond5
Pond5 Sound Effects
Purple Planet Music
Soundclick Choose License Type: Creative Commons
Soundzabound
Tribe of Noise
YouTube Audio Library Background music and artist offerings