License Guide

Adobe Stock

Adobe's stock media platform integrated with Creative Cloud, offering millions of royalty-free photos, vectors, illustrations, and templates with seamless in-app access.

Freepik

A popular platform for stock photos, vectors, PSD files, and illustrations with both free (attribution-required) and premium (attribution-free) tiers for commercial and personal use.

Getty Images

A premium stock photography agency offering an extensive library of editorial and creative imagery, known for high-quality curated content and comprehensive rights management.

iStock

A stock photography platform owned by Getty Images offering affordable royalty-free photos, illustrations, and vectors in Essential and Signature collections.

Pexels

A free stock photo and video platform offering a large library of community-contributed content under the Pexels License, which allows broad commercial and personal use.

Pixabay

A free stock media platform offering photos, illustrations, vectors, and videos under the Pixabay Content License, which allows commercial and personal use without attribution.

Shutterstock

One of the largest stock media libraries with images, vectors, illustrations, video, and music. Non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual, worldwide licenses (Part I). Single-seat license — one person per account; Team Subscription or Premier Platform required for multi-user access. Content cannot be used for AI/ML training (Part I Section 4). AI-generated Output via Generative AI Pro Services must be separately licensed as Content and is NOT exclusive to the customer (Part III). Shutterstock provides indemnification: $10K (Standard Image), $250K (Enhanced Image), with conditions (Part V).

Unsplash

Free high-resolution photos contributed by a global community of photographers. All images are released under the Unsplash License, which permits broad commercial and personal use.

123RF

Budget-friendly stock photo platform offering millions of royalty-free images, vectors, and videos through subscription and on-demand credit packs.

500px Licensing

Photography community marketplace offering premium licensing for high-quality images from a global network of professional and enthusiast photographers, with Exclusive and Non-Exclusive licensing tiers.

Alamy

One of the world's largest stock photo agencies with over 300 million images, known for its extensive editorial and creative collections with flexible royalty-free licensing.

Barnimages

Free high-resolution stock photos contributed by photographers, with a focus on natural, non-stocky imagery. All images are free for personal and commercial use.

Bigstock

Budget stock photo platform owned by Shutterstock, offering affordable royalty-free images through subscriptions and image packs as a cost-effective alternative.

Depositphotos

A stock media platform offering over 250 million royalty-free photos, vectors, videos, and editorial images through flexible subscription and on-demand pricing models.

Dreamstime

One of the original stock photography marketplaces, offering a mix of free and premium royalty-free images with subscription, on-demand, and free download options.

EyeEm

Community-driven stock photography platform known for authentic, mobile-first imagery. Originally a photo-sharing app, now offers curated stock licensing through partnerships.

Foodiesfeed

Free food photography platform offering high-resolution CC0 images of food, cooking, and culinary scenes. A go-to resource for food bloggers, restaurants, and recipe websites.

Freerange Stock

Free stock photo community with over 800,000 users since 2007. Offers photos contributed by in-house photographers and community members, all free for commercial use with an Equalicense that permits broad usage.

Gratisography

Free stock photo platform by photographer Ryan McGuire, known for quirky, whimsical, and creative imagery that stands out from typical stock photography. All images are free for personal and commercial use.

Ingimage

Cloud-based subscription stock image library offering millions of photos, vectors, and illustrations across multiple categories. Designed for teams and agencies with cloud storage and project management features.

ISO Republic

Free stock photo and video platform offering high-resolution CC0 images and videos across a wide range of categories for commercial and personal use without attribution.

Kaboompics

A free stock photo platform created by photographer Karolina Grabowska, offering high-quality lifestyle, food, and interior photography under the Kaboompics License.

LibreShot

Free stock photo library by photographer Martin Vorel, offering high-quality images released under CC0 (public domain). No attribution required for any use.

Life of Pix

Free high-resolution stock photo platform offering CC0 public domain images contributed by the LEEROY creative agency and community photographers.

Lummi

Curated collection of free stock photos contributed by creators, featuring high-quality lifestyle, nature, and business imagery. All images are free for commercial and personal use without attribution.

Magdeleine

Curated free stock photo gallery featuring hand-picked high-resolution photos. Images are available under either CC0 (public domain) or attribution-required licenses, clearly marked per photo.

Moose by Icons8

Stock photo platform by Icons8 featuring diverse, studio-quality imagery with a focus on natural-looking lifestyle and business scenes. Free with link credit or paid for attribution-free use.

Nappy

Free stock photo platform featuring beautiful, high-resolution photos of Black and Brown people. All photos are free for commercial and personal use without attribution, aiming to diversify stock photography.

Negative Space

Free high-resolution stock photo platform offering CC0 public domain images across a wide range of categories. New photos added weekly, all free for commercial and personal use.

New Old Stock

Curated collection of vintage photos from public archives. Most images are in the public domain with no known copyright restrictions, sourced from Flickr Commons.

Noun Project

Massive library of over 5 million icons and stock photos. Free tier requires attribution, while NounPro subscribers get attribution-free access and additional features.

PhotoDune

Part of the Envato Marketplace, PhotoDune offers affordable stock photos with per-image pricing starting from $1. Provides both Regular and Extended licenses for different commercial use levels.

Picfair

Photographer-first stock photo marketplace where photographers set their own prices. Offers per-image licensing with a focus on fair compensation for creators and unique, authentic imagery.

Picjumbo

Stock photo site offering free high-resolution photos for personal and commercial use, plus a Premium membership with exclusive collections, design assets, and backgrounds not available on the free tier.

Picography

Free high-resolution stock photos submitted by photographers, available for personal and commercial use. Features a curated selection of lifestyle, nature, technology, and people photography.

Plixs

Stock photo platform offering a mix of free and premium images. Free images are available with basic licensing, while premium plans offer higher resolution downloads and broader commercial rights.

Rawpixel

A creative resource platform offering a mix of public domain images, original photography, and premium stock content with flexible free and paid licensing options.

Reshot

A free stock photo and icon platform offering curated, handpicked images and SVG icons for commercial and personal use without attribution requirements.

SplitShire

Free stock photo platform by photographer Daniel Nanescu, offering lifestyle, abstract, and nature photography for commercial and personal use without attribution requirements.

Stockphotos.com

Stock photo platform (formerly StockPhotoSecrets) offering a curated library of royalty-free images at competitive prices with straightforward licensing terms.

StockSnap

Free stock photo platform offering CC0 public domain images with a clean search interface. Hundreds of new photos added weekly by contributing photographers.

Stocksy

An artist-owned cooperative stock photography platform offering curated, high-quality creative imagery with a focus on authenticity and fair artist compensation.

StyledStock

Free feminine-styled stock photos curated for women entrepreneurs, bloggers, and creatives. Images feature lifestyle, workspace, and branding themes with a cohesive aesthetic.

Wikimedia Commons

A repository of over 100 million freely usable media files (images, audio, video) maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. Content is available under various open licenses including Creative Commons and public domain.

YayImages

Subscription-based stock photo platform offering unlimited downloads across all plans. Known for its 50% contributor royalty rate, one of the highest in the stock photo industry.