CC Search – search engine for 300M CC-licensed images

In plain words

CC Search is a search engine providing access to approximately 300 million images licensed under Creative Commons permissions. Launched in 2019, it serves creators, educators, and anyone needing images they can legally use, modify, and share according to specific license terms. The platform aggregates images from multiple sources and allows filtering by license type and usage rights, making it straightforward to find images with clear legal permissions for various projects.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

The Creative Commons (CC) Search Portal helps you search CC licensed works across multiplefrom search.creativecommons.org

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  CC Search by Creative Commons2019 · search.creativecommons.org · ▲81

  Aggregates images/media with creative commons licenses

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  I made a site to catalogue 10,000 CC0-licensed stock photos2016 · finda.photo · ▲310

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  FreePhotos.cc2017 · freephotos.cc · ▲105

  Free stock photos, high-resolution images.

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  Search by Creative Commons2019 · search.creativecommons.org · ▲2

  Search content under Creative Commons licenses

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  Marked.cc2019 · ▲106

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  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

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  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Jumbo: Privacy & Security▲936

  Your privacy assistant, by Sunrise co-founder

  Life & fun · 2019 · apps.apple.com

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  Lorem Ipsum... but for photos

  Life & fun · 2019 · picsum.photos

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  An easy way to show how your product works 😻

  Work · 2019 · userguiding.com

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  Startup 3▲745

  Create websites and landing pages with Startup 3 🚀

  Dev tools · 2019 · designmodo.com

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  Unlock the full potential of your website with 1MB

  Dev tools · 2019 · 1mb.site

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  Mercury▲730

  Banking stack for startups

  Commerce · 2019 · mercury.com