Research Guides: Open Educational Resources: Open Images

Open Image Search Portals and Repositories

CC Search Portal
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Search Creative Commons licensed works across multiple platforms. Includes image, audio, and video content.
Pixabay
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Open image repository with millions of openly-reusable images.
Unsplash
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Over 6 million openly-licensed images.
Noun Project
Public Domain, Creative Commons licensed, and Royalty-Free licensed icons and images. Free account required for downloads.
Wikimedia Commons
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Over 100 million freely usable media files.
Smithsonian Open Access
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Millions of Smithsonian images licensed for open use.

You can search for openly-licensed images using the Google Images search.

Disclaimer: Google makes mistakes! Be sure to click through to an image's original source to confirm its licensing status.