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Open Media Resources

Image, audio, video, and font resources available under open licenses.

Name Description URL

Combined Collections
Open Culture A website that comprehensively collects and curates open resources of all kinds. http://openculture.com
Southern Connecticut State University Free web collections, books, journals, teaching materials, and other resources. http://libguides.southernct.edu/openaccess/avimages
Stockio A collection of images, vectors, videos, fonts, and icons https://www.stockio.com
UI Goodies A collection of web development resources for accessibility, animation, audio,
color, content, icons, frameworks, patterns, and stock photography. http://uigoodies.com
Smithsonian Open Access download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—CC0 licensing.
With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.4 million 2D
and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes
images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research
centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. https://www.si.edu/openaccess/

Images
CC Search Project A CC image search https://search.creativecommons.org/
New photos are being added every week. These public domain pictures are free
Burst to use for personal or commercial purposes. https://burst.shopify.com/photos
Deposit Photos Sends a selection of royalty-free graphics to their email subscribers. The graphics
are free for that week only. This means that you can use them any time you want,
but they're only free to "purchase" that week. The selection includes a stock
photo, vector, video and editorial photo. The website also offer a low-cost plan
that includes 30 hi-res photos and vectors each month. https://depositphotos.com/
Getty Open Content Program The Getty Museum makes available, without charge, all available digital images to
which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?
purpose. No permission is required. More info at http://www.getty. q=&cat=highlight&f=%22Open+Content+Images%
edu/about/whatwedo/opencontent.html 22&rows=10&srt=a&dir=s&pg=1
Free Photos A free resource where you can find creative commons photos for your website or
print projects. https://freephotos.cc/
Map Library, University of Texas The PCL Map Collection includes more than 250,000 maps. Not all are online. https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Metropolitan Museum of Art Images of artworks that its curators believe to be in the public domain available
for unrestricted use (in accordance with the Creative Commons Zero
designation). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?searchField=All&showOnly=openAccess&sortBy=relevance&offset=0&pageSize=0
MixKit Art & Illustration Free for use https://mixkit.co/art/
MockupWorld Free mockups of all sorts https://www.mockupworld.co/
Mockuptime Free computer and mobile device mockups https://mockuptime.com/
Moose Images free to use with a credit link https://photos.icons8.com
Morguefile https://morguefile.com
NASA A great resource for imagery related to aeronautics, astrophysics, Earth science,
and, of course, spaceflight. Many of the images and most of the videos are in the
public domain and therefore OK for commercial use. Do be careful to avoid assets
with the NASA logo and astronauts or NASA employees; see the advertising
guidelines for more information. https://images.nasa.gov/
National Gallery of Art Some newer works are still under copyright, the distinction is clear—you can’t
download copyrighted images, only those in the public domain. https://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html
Negative Space Images shared for use under Creative Commons CC0 licenses https://negativespace.co
New York Public Library The New York Public Library has marked more than 180,000 items—illustrations,
maps, photos, ephemera such as menus, manuscripts, and so much more—in its
collection as copyright-free and put them online for our use. (It has also created a
cool visualization tool that you can use to sort items by genre, century, and color.) https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain
NOAA Most of its 32,000+ images are in the public domain. Visit the “Treasures of the Library" section for images from rare assets
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html
Old Book Illustrations This collection focuses on illustrations that are within the limits of the public
domain. https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/
Open Peeps Mix and match people - single, crowds, dial your own groups. CC0 https://www.openpeeps.com/
Pexels A super collection of images http://pexels.com
Pixaby Another really great collectiion of images http://pixabay.com
Public Domain Review The focus is on works which have now fallen into the public domain, that vast
commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and
build upon without restriction. http://publicdomainreview.org/
RawPixel CC0 and other mixed license options https://www.rawpixel.com/
Realgraphy A huge collection of unedited photos. These are great if you're interested in
adding your own filters and edits. https://realgraphy.org/
RightLight Licence free photos for commercial & personal use. http://rightlight.nordwoodthemes.com/
Rijks Museum, Rijksstudio In late 2012, the museum began a bold experiment by not only making it possible
to download high-quality files of its collection, but by actively encouraging people
to do so. Most of the collection is no longer under copyright, but if you stumble
across the odd outlier, you’ll see a “not available to download” message. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio
Skuawk Public Domain photos http://skuawk.com
SpaceX Photos on Flickr Official Flickr account for SpaceX, the future of space travel. These official SpaceX
images are being made available to the public and news media with no
restrictions. https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/
Stocksnap.io https://stocksnap.io/
StockVault Images, clipart and more https://www.stockvault.net/
The British Library Image Gallery The British Library’s collections on Flickr Commons offer access to millions of
public domain images, which they encourage you to explore and re-use. https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary
Viintage Copyright-free vintage graphics http://viintage.com/
Walters Art Museum There are several ways to browse the collection (by category, place, medium, and
more). You can save what you like in collections or download as you go. The
museum has assigned the Creative Commons Zero: No Rights Reserved license to
all of these images, which allows you to copy, modify, and distribute them, even for
commercial purposes. http://art.thewalters.org/
The Art Institute of Chicago Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s wide-ranging collection—from our
world-renowned icons to lesser-known gems from every corner of the globe—as
well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. https://www.artic.edu/collection?is_public_domain=1
Unsplash http://unsplash.com

Vector
Most of vector art published on this website is free to use for both personal and
commercial purposes. Vector files are usually saved in .EPS (encapsulated post
Allvectors.com script) or .AI (Adobe Illustrator) formats. http://allvectors.com
DrawKit DrawKit is a collection of free, beautiful, customisable MIT licensed SVG
illustrations in two styles, to use on your next website, app, or project. https://www.drawkit.io
Flat Icons The largest database of free icons available in PNG, SVG, EPS, PSD and BASE 64
formats. https://www.flaticon.com/
Free Vector Maps Free Vector Maps is a Ted Grajeda project created to provide the design world
with a highly detailed, easily customisable and consistent library of stock maps for
free* and premium maps and icons at great prices. https://freevectormaps.com/
All the images on this site are free to use for personal use and most of them can
FreeVectors.net be used commercially. http://freevectors.net
Mix-&-match illustrations of people with a design library. Free for commercial or
humaaans personal use by Pablo Stanley https://www.humaaans.com
Use the icons for free, regardless of whether for commercial or non-commercial
Icon Monstr purposes. https://iconmonstr.com/
Icons8 Ouch https://icons8.com
Ouch.pics is a project of Icons8 dedicated to free vector illustrations for user interface. They would give a clean, trendy look to your designs. Alongside with stock photos, free icon packs, and free music, we are determined to build a design platform and change the way people create things.
Ikonate Fully customisable and accessible vector icons https://www.ikonate.com/
Build your own amazing illustrations
Ira Design Using our awesome gradients and hand drawn sketch components. https://iradesign.io
IsoFlat A collection of free isometric vectors https://isoflat.com
Isometric Free isometric illustrations for designers, startups, and companies https://isometric.online/
Library of Ambisonic Sound The largest collection of Ambisonic recordings https://library.soundfield.com/
ManyPixels https://gallery.manypixels.co
Each week, discover royalty-free illustrations to power up your projects. Use them in a commercial or non-commercial way for your landing pages, blog posts, email newsletters, social media graphics and more! Our License
MixKit Free HD videos and static illustration https://mixkit.co/
Open Clip Art Vector graphics available under Creative Commons Zero 1.0 License. http://openclipart.org
Public Domain Vectors Copyright-free vector images in popular .eps, .svg, .ai and .cdr formats.To the
extent possible under law, uploaders on this site have waived all copyright to their
vector images. https://publicdomainvectors.org
Their sole purpose is to collect and archive high resolution photographs that
photographers, designers and students can share and use for their personal and
StockVault non-commercial design projects. http://www.stockvault.net/
Free Photos, Vectors, Icons, Fonts and Videos
Stockio Thousands of files for personal and commercial use https://www.stockio.com/
A constantly updated collection of beautiful svg images that you can use
UnDraw.co completely free and without attribution. https://undraw.co/
Search and filter by file type such as PSD mockups, vectors graphics, Transparent
Vector Open Stock PNGs. http://www.vectoropenstock.com/
Vexels Vector designs available for use. Licenses vary by creator. https://www.vexels.com/
WooBro Download Illustrations in SVG, SKETCH, AI and PNG formats. https://woobro.design/

Audio
Audio on Archive.org Contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to concerts, to
Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by
users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download. https://archive.org/details/audio
BBC Sound Effects These 16,016 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to
download for use under the terms of the RemArc Licence. The Sound Effects are
BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational or research
purposes, as detailed in the license. Read and understand the RemArc license
before using this audio. http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/
ccMixter While ccMixter has no problems with quantity, it does have some issues with the
quality of the files uploaded. Not everyone has the latest tools, inspiration or skills
to produce high-quality music, so you’ll spend some time here to find a suitable
track.

The entire ccMixter sound collection is available under an attribution license. As

long as you give credit to the artist, you’re free to use it for whatever project you
have in mind. http://dig.ccmixter.org/
Free Music Archive The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio
downloads. Unlike other websites, uploading content is granted only on an
invitation basis and all audio files are hand-picked by one of the project’s curators. http://freemusicarchive.org/
FreeSound Freesound aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets,
samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that
allow their reuse. https://freesound.org
Fugue Quality tracks free to use for a credit link. https://icons8.com/music/
Jamendo Creative Commons-licensed audio. Not everything is free to use. Mind the
licenses. https://www.jamendo.com/
Jason McCoy's List https://mccoyproductions.net/free-music-for-videos/
Macaulay Library, Cornell University There are bird calls available in this library that can be requested for use in
educational contexts with attribution, but no fees. https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/
Musopen a non-profit website that hosts music recordings, music sheets, sounds, apps and
even educational materials without copyright restrictions. Musopen is on a mission
to offer free music to anyone. Unlike other websites, Musopen is focused on
classical instrumental music and covers various musical themes such as Baroque,
Classical, Medieval or Renaissance. https://musopen.org/
Unminus Like Unsplash, but for music. https://www.unminus.com/
Wave Brigade A pay service with a free collection of audio files https://wavebrigade.com/collections/free-sounds
World Library Audio Audiobook collection - The World Library Foundation is the world's largest
collection of Books and Articles in electronic format. Founded in 1996, the World
Library Foundation is a global coordinated effort to preserve and disseminate
digital facsimiles of historical books, classic works of literature, serials,
bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other heritage works in a number
of languages and countries around the world. http://worldlibrary.net/collectionCatalog.aspx?CatalogId=7

Video
Coverr Public domain video for use as backgrounds on websites http://www.coverr.co/
Mazwai A collection of user-contributed video. Licenses vary by video createor. http://mazwai.com
Mixkit The Mixkit License allows you to use any of our Items in your commercial and non-
commercial projects, for free.

You’re permitted to download, copy, modify, distribute, publicly perform and

broadcast the Items. Your rights are non-exclusive, worldwide, sub-licensable and
revocable. Attribution is not required, however, we would appreciate if you credit
Mixkit where reasonably possible. https://mixkit.co
Movies on Archive.org This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from
classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and
concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. https://archive.org/details/movies
Videezy Free HD stock Footage and 4K videos https://www.videezy.com/
Videvo Completely free HD stock footage and motion graphics for any project! https://www.videvo.net/
Vidlery Free background animations for your site. New animation released each week.
CC0 licensed. http://vidlery.com/

Fonts
Open Foundry Open Foundry is an amazing platform that holds a rich collection of open-source https://open-foundry.com
fonts. Have fun exploring their collection of typefaces and toggling with their
different display options. You can experiment with kerning, sizing, backgrounds,
and more straight from Open Foundry’s interface
The League of Movable Type The League of Moveable Type declares on their homepage, their manifesto is all https://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
about raising the design standards of the web and empowering everyone with top-
notch typography. They proudly offer a handful of high-quality open-sourced
typefaces on their website.
Lost Type Co-Op Lost Type is the very first “Pay-What-You-Want” type foundry founded back in 2011. http://www.losttype.com/
Whatever funds are collected go directly to the font’s respective designers. It’s a
win-win! Check out their awesome catalog of over 50 unique typefaces.
MyFonts - Free Fonts Did you know you can filter through free typefaces on the world’s largest https://www.myfonts.com/search//free/
collection of fonts? That’s right—MyFonts.com offers a variety of free fonts
Font Squirrel The self-proclaimed “free font utopia” Font Squirrel is a great resource if you’re https://www.fontsquirrel.com/
specifically looking for fonts that are free for commercial use. They’ve done the
heavy work for you by researching licenses and carefully hand-picking every font
displayed on their site.
Awwwards Free Font Collection Awwwards generously put together a collection of free fonts from designers all https://www.awwwards.com/awwwards/collections/free-fonts/
around the web. Although not all are free for commercial use, with the vast array of
styles available, you should be able to find just what you’re looking for.
Google Fonts With nearly 1000 fonts available in more than 135 languages, Google Fonts https://fonts.google.com/
remains a go-to resource for designers, type lovers, and just about anyone who
wants to download typefaces for both personal and commercial use.
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