Where can I find copyright free images to use in my work? (2024)

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Where can I find copyright free images to use in my work? ›

Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

Public Domain Images (a.k.a. 'No Copyright' Images)

Images in the public domain are free to use without any copyright restrictions. This is because one of the following things is true: The copyright has expired. The work never had a copyright, to begin with.

TLDR; Royalty-free images are generally not free but let you use them with some restrictions, without paying royalty fees for every use. On the other hand, Copyright-free images are usually free and can be used however you want without any restrictions.

If the work was created 95+ years ago, it is likely now in the public domain in the U.S. (This does not necessarily apply worldwide.) This means that all creative work that was initially published or released before January 1, 1927 has entered the public domain and has no copyright protection as of January 1, 2022.

Png Images

Every image can be used for free for both commercial and personal uses thanks to the Unsplash community's photographers.

You can find copyright-free images on platforms like Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, and Flickr's Creative Commons section. These websites offer a vast collection of images that you can use for your website without worrying about copyright restrictions.

How to find images that are not copyrighted? ›

Use public domain materials

Public domain material is any content that isn't subject to copyright laws. In other words, you're free to use these materials as you like. Sometimes, the original creator of a piece of content intentionally allows for public use, as is the case with royalty-free images and videos.

Public domain, or Creative Commons Zero (CC0) images are free to use, without requiring you to credit the creator. Another image license that is safe to use is Creative Commons (CC). There are a few different levels of CC license, so it is always a good idea to click the license to see the specific requirements.

Find “free-to-use” images

When you do a Google Search, you can narrow down your results to find images that you may have permission to use. To do this, you can use the Search tools > Usage rights filter on the image search results page, or use the Usage rights filter in Advanced Image Search.