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24 alternatives to Search by Creative Commons

Search content under 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. 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
   CC Search by Creative Commons▲81

   Aggregates images/media with creative commons licenses

   2019 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Creative Commons Search▲5

   find cc images across several open archives

   2017 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5
   FreePhotos.cc▲105

   Free stock photos, high-resolution images.

   2017 · freephotos.cc · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Openverse▲12

   Browse over 500 million images, available for reuse

   2022 · openverse.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Smithsonian Open Access▲159

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

   2020 · si.edu · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BucketListly Photos 2.0▲127

   7000+ Free creative common travel photos anyone can use

   2018 · bucketlistly.cloudflareaccess.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   cchound 2.0▲155

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

   2020 · cchound.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Popsync▲91

    Find that perfect picture faster with image metasearch

    2023 · popsync.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Instant search of 200K+ SVG logos from 100 sources▲251

    Instant search for SVG logos with over 572,000 logos from 140 sources.

    2020 · logosear.ch · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Instantly search 28M books from OpenLibrary▲424

    Books Search with Typesense

    2020 · books-search.typesense.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Zoommy 2.0▲157

    More than 11K photos licensed under Creative Commons Zero

    2016 · zoommyapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Skuawk Public Domain Images▲67

    Gorgeous collection of photos chosen for their originality

    2021 · skuawk.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Curated list of resources that provide creative commons media▲9

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Free illustrations Design▲128

    Find free to use illustrations

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ISO Republic▲68

    Thousands of free high-resolution CC0 photos and videos.

    2019 · isorepublic.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reverse Image Search▲170

    Find design assets that are similar-looking to your images

    2023 · iconscout.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Colores▲66

    Find color palette ideas via image search

    2014 · colores.manugarri.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pixabay for Photoshop & Microsoft Office▲113

    Search & insert images into Photoshop and MS Office projects

    2018 · pixabay.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Public Art - Street Art Museum▲111

    Discover street art photos found with ML from 170+ countries

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Google+ Collections▲92

    Collections of your interests in videos, photos & more

    2015 · workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GlyphSearch▲104

    Search the largest free collection of glyph icon libraries

    2014 · glyphsearch.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pixel Mob▲97

    Search millions of royalty-free photos

    2020 · its alternatives →

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