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24 alternatives to CC Search by Creative Commons

Aggregates images/media with creative commons licenses

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CC Search by Creative Commons launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   CC Search – search engine for 300M CC-licensed images▲375

   2019 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Search by Creative Commons▲2

   Search content under Creative Commons licenses

   2019 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I made a site to catalogue 10,000 CC0-licensed stock photos▲310

   The Finda Photo Service is down for maintenance and upgrading. We will return soon.

   2016 · finda.photo · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FreePhotos.cc▲105

   Free stock photos, high-resolution images.

   2017 · freephotos.cc · its alternatives →

5. 5
   3dicons▲538

   Open source 3D icon library with over 1440+ icons

   2021 · 3dicons.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Openverse▲12

   Browse over 500 million images, available for reuse

   2022 · openverse.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   100,000 Faces▲845

   Free resource of 100k diverse faces generated by AI

   2019 · generated.photos · its alternatives →

8. 8
   cchound 2.0▲155

   A collection of 2000+ free, CC-licensed audio files

   2020 · cchound.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Free illustrations Design▲128

   Find free to use illustrations

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Noice▲365

    11,876+ free CC0, open source illustrations library in SVG

    2023 · creatosaurus.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ISO Republic▲68

    Thousands of free high-resolution CC0 photos and videos.

    2019 · isorepublic.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A curated library of free music for content creators▲239

    Guides, Resources & Discounts for Content Creators.

    2018 · cchound.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BucketListly Photos 2.0▲127

    7000+ Free creative common travel photos anyone can use

    2018 · bucketlistly.cloudflareaccess.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    4,000 Free Open Source UI Icons▲136

    4,000 CC 4.0 licensed core icons by Streamline

    2023 · streamlinehq.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kitbitz▲153

    2K+ free hand-drawn illustrations for your projects, CC0

    Aug 2026 · kitbitz.art · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Smithsonian Open Access▲159

    2.8 million high-res images for anyone to download free.

    2020 · si.edu · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pixabay for Photoshop & Microsoft Office▲113

    Search & insert images into Photoshop and MS Office projects

    2018 · pixabay.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Curated list of resources that provide creative commons media▲9

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Marked.cc▲106

    📝 Create and share beautiful images of your notes and prose

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Creative Commons Search▲5

    find cc images across several open archives

    2017 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    3D illustrations▲164

    Over 141,000 customizable 3D illustrations

    2023 · iconscout.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CopyStyle▲9

    Turn images into prompts, and prompts into creativity

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Skuawk Public Domain Images▲67

    Gorgeous collection of photos chosen for their originality

    2021 · skuawk.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Themusicase.com▲94

    Stock music library for creative people

    2022 · themusicase.com · its alternatives →

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