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24 alternatives to NYPL Images

187 thousand free images from the New York Public Library

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NYPL Images launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The New York Public Library Digital Collections▲136

   67K+ tems digitized from The NY Public Library's collections

   2016 · digitalcollections.nypl.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OldNYC▲76

   Mapping historical photos from the NYPL

   2015 · oldnyc.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flaticon▲137

   Thousands of free vector icons

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   100 Free User Pics▲280

   Free avatars created for design projects

   2021 · userpics.craftwork.design · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Endless Icons▲201

   A collection of free flat icons and creative stuff

   2014 · endlessicons.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mapping Manhattan▲67

   Gorgeous maps through the eyes of 75 New Yorkers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FreePik▲211

   Free graphic resources for designers and developers

   2014 · freepik.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Interactive WebGL visualization of all 47K buildings in Manhattan▲151

   An interactive 3D visualization of the all the buildings in Manhattan.

   2018 · tbaldw.in · its alternatives →

9. 9
   silhoutteAC▲155

   More than 47,000 vector silhouettes for free

   2017 · en.silhouette-ac.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    re:splashed▲206

    Free HD images for your web and design projects.

    2014 · resplashed.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NYTPhotoViewer▲2

    An open source slideshow and image viewer by the NYTimes

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GlyphSearch▲104

    Search the largest free collection of glyph icon libraries

    2014 · glyphsearch.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Smithsonian Open Access▲159

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

    2020 · si.edu · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NYPL SimplyE▲5

    The New York Public Library's 300,000 e-books now available

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Priime Collections▲183

    Beautiful, easy photo publishing for modern photography

    2016 · priime.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Depict 2.0▲117

    Art collections for your digital canvas

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    cite▲142

    Beautiful textshots made easy

    2015 · myprogress.in · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gallery▲100

    Free photography portfolio generator

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Photographers’ Identities Catalog▲1

    Interactive map from the New York Public Library

    2016 · pic.nypl.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Splashbase▲113

    Search & discover free, public domain, hi res photos

    2014 · splashbase.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Imageric.com▲89

    Amazing free stock photos, vectors and videos in one place

    2018 · imageric.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chronicle▲61

    Visualize historical word usage in The New York Times

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Imgur for iOS▲136

    Browse and discuss all the awesome content found on Imgur

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fragment▲115

    Prismatic Photos

    2013 · pixiteapps.com · its alternatives →

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