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24 alternatives to Wikimedia Commons

a collection of 38,234,900 freely usable media files

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wikimedia Commons launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Studies.Show▲206

   140 character summaries of interesting research papers.

   2015 · studiesshow.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Endless Icons▲201

   A collection of free flat icons and creative stuff

   2014 · endlessicons.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Converse Sample Library▲122

   Over 11,000 audio samples free for artists

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Free Music Archive▲101

   Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads

   2015 · freemusicarchive.org · its alternatives →

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   Curated list of resources that provide creative commons media▲9

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Data Dashboard by Wikimedia Foundation▲75

   Compiled data of the Worlds busiest public site

   2016 · analytics.wikimedia.org · its alternatives →

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   Endless▲132

   Random and amazing Wikipedia articles.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Starter Kit▲206

   Curated resources for web developers and visual designers

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Find Guidelines▲174

   A repository of products' design guidelines

   2014 · findguidelin.es · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BigStash▲141

    Your digital archive (5 TB FREE for one year)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    CC Search by Creative Commons▲81

    Aggregates images/media with creative commons licenses

    2019 · search.creativecommons.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    thedirectory.io▲101

    A collaborative directory of design agencies

    2016 · thedirectory.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FreeSound▲161

    Huge database of free audio snippets, samples, + recordings

    2014 · freesound.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The New York Public Library Digital Collections▲136

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

    2016 · digitalcollections.nypl.org · its alternatives →

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    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    LibHunt▲90

    A network of curated lists of useful libraries and resources

    2016 · libhunt.com · its alternatives →

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    Paperpile▲66

    No-fuss reference management for the web

    2014 · paperpile.com · its alternatives →

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    BucketListly Photos 2.0▲127

    7000+ Free creative common travel photos anyone can use

    2018 · bucketlistly.cloudflareaccess.com · its alternatives →

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    MediaREDEF▲100

    Curated interest mix of media+tech+pop

    2014 · redef.com · its alternatives →

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    Serious▲78

    A GIF collection and curation app

    2015 · dns.google · its alternatives →

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    Smithsonian Open Access▲159

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

    2020 · si.edu · its alternatives →

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    Trunk▲92

    Private spaces to collect and distribute digital content

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Pond5 Free Collection▲128

    Thousands of high-quality videos, images, and music tracks

    2021 · pond5.com · its alternatives →

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    Wikiverse▲119

    An interactive galaxy of Wikipedia knowledge ✨

    2016 · wikiverse.io · its alternatives →

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