We’re always on the look for resources to spice up our next project, and every developer out there knows the importance of photos for giving their project the beauty it deserves. Therefore, we rounded up 25 awesome websites where you can get free images! Licenses and links added to make it a breeze for you to find. Without further adieu, let’s get started!
1. PixaBay
Pixabay is probably the biggest candidate on our list. Housing a humongous 1.2 Milion Images, Pictures Illustrations, Vector Graphics and Videos, and constantly growing.
- Size: Over 1.2 Million Images
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at pixabay.com
2. Unsplash
Unsplash is a never stops growing, our first encounter with Unsplash was when it had around 100 images, now, that’s being topped by over 300.000 images under the “Do whatever you want” license.
- Size: Over 300.000 Images
- License “Do Whatever You Want”
- Visit at unsplash.com
3. Pexels
Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through our discover pages.
- Size: Over 40.000 Images
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at pexels.com
4. Coverr
Cover is here not for images, but for awesome stock videos. It’s really awesome in the sense that it’s licensed for commercial and noncommercial use.
- Size: Unknown, but quite big!
- License: Custom License
- Visit at coverr.co
5. Skuawk
Although the name gives us a head-ache when pronouncing, Skuawk has an awesome array of images from different categories of great interest. For example, Bussines, Sports, Landscapes, People, Wildlife and more. They also feature a premium bundle but beside it, all images are licensed as Creative Commons CC0
- Size: Small but absolutely brilliant
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at skuawk.com
6. StockSnap
All photos uploaded on StockSnap are released for free under Creative Commons – CC0 and do not require attribution. No more hassle trying to figure out whether you can use photos for commercial use and whether you need to provide attribution.
- Size: Not mentioned, but, well, A LOT!
- License Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at StockSnap.io
7. Burst
Burst is a free stock photo site that is powered by Shopify. We have 1000’s of high quality and royalty-free images available and free to download. This includes a wide variety of images ready for you to choose from and create with.
- Size: Not huge, but features great Selections.
- License: Depends on Each Image
- Visit at burst.shopify.com
8. Foter
Yes, foter, not Footer. It’s a monster site, featuring over 335 Million images. Be sure to check each license when using, it’s neatly added to the sidebar and can help you determine the use scenarios, but with 335 million images, finding the right one for you won’t be difficult.
- Size: 335 Million … yes! MILLION images.
- License: Check each image right sidebar.
- Visit at foter.com
9. Little Visuals
Little visuals was a project built by a young man, 26 years old that passed away. The page is no longer getting new uploads but, the images there are dedicated to him and are Creative Commons 1.0, meaning, you can do absolutely whatever you want with them.
- Size: Few, but gorgeous.
- License: Creative Commons 1.0
- Vist at littlevisuals.co
10. Gratisography
An absolutely awesome page for images. The amount of images here is quite immense, although the exact number is not mentioned the license makes this site incredibly attractive. It’s set to have no copyright restrictions and you can subscribe for new images.
- Size: Unmentioned, but very big.
- License: Unrestricted CC0
- Visit at gratisography.com
11. Free Refe Mobile Photos
A small collection, but nevertheless worth mentioning. Over 300 free pictures and premium ones and the free pictures come with a CC0 attached, which is absolutely awesome.
- Size: Around 300 free, more premium
- License: Creative Commons ( be sure to read it )
- Visit at getrefe.com/downloads/category/free/
12. Jay Mantri
An awesome site, small to be honest, but it offers absolutely free CC0 images, updated weekly.
- Size: Unknown, small, but awesome images.
- License: Absolutely Free ( CC 0 – Mentioned on Site )
- Visit at jaymantri.com
13. Magdeleine
This page is as simple as it gets. One free photo every day, and you get a large quantity to browse from.
- Size: Around 1000 images.
- License CC0 & Attribution Required
- Visit at magdeleine.co
14. Foodie’s Feed
To quote their page because they said it better than I ever can: Foodiesfeed is a resource of awesome naturally looking food photos that are completely free to download.
- Size: Around 1000 Photos
- License: Creative Commons CC0 – Attribution Appreciated but Not Required
- Visit at foodiesfeed.com
15. Picography
Picography has around 200 images licensed however you like! It’s as simple as it gets
- Size: Around 300 Photos
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at picography.co
16. I’m Free
I’m free is a relatively new site on the market of photos and offers free web design resources all for commercial use!
- Size: Pretty Big, over 3000 Images
- License: Specified in each PhotoGraph
- Visit at imcreator.com
17. New Old Stock
An amazing view in the past. This page contains photos from the public archives, that are free of known copyright restrictions. Use them and abuse them!
- Visit at nos.twnsnd.co
18. Public Domain Archives
An amazing view in the past. This page contains photos from the public archives, that are free of known copyright restrictions. Use them and abuse them!
- Visit at publicdomainarchive.com
19. Realistic Shots
An amazing view in the past. This page contains photos from the public archives, that are free of known copyright restrictions. Use them and abuse them!
- Size: Pretty Big! 7 Photos Each Week
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at realisticshots.com
20. Free Nature Stock
Amazing nature photographs in incredible quality. Absolutely stunning and as free as it gets with photos added daily.
- Size: Pretty Big! 7 Photos Each Week
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at freenaturestock.com
21. Kaboom Pics
An ever-growing list of amazing photographs with beautifully selected color ranges and contrasts.
- Size: Pretty Big! 7 Photos Each Week
- License: Check Details Here – Pretty Much Free
- Visit at kaboompics.com
22. ISO Republic
An amazing page that has been around since 2014, and has racked up quite a few amazing images. Totally worth checking and enjoying the quality put into it.
- Size: Over 300 Pictures
- License: Check Details Here – Pretty Much Free
- Visit at isorepublic.com
23. MMTStock
Use them in your website, themes, templates, projects, print materials, social posts, and more. New photos each week.
- Size: Over 300 Pictures
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at mmtstock.com
24. CupCake
Created by an Author from Creative market and housing a small but beautiful collection definitely worth checking.
- Size: Around 100 Pictures
- License: Creative Commons CC0
- Visit at cupcake.nilssonlee.se
25. The Google of Stock Photos – Furious Camera
Probably the best thing you can lay your eyes on, a page dedicated to searching through websites that offer free images! Be absolutely sure you always check the licenses of all images prior to use so you don’t end up with a DMCA on your future project!
- Size: Checking Over 30 Stock Sites – Over 100.000 Pictures
- License: Creative Commons C0, but be sure you check!
- Visit at furiouscamera.com
And that’s about it! Do you have a site offering free images? Need some love? Comment with a link and we’ll add you to the list! Making the internet a great place for people to find awesome resources and create awesome projects!
What about PhotoDune?
This is for free website resources, PhotoDune, is already well known and it’s not for free resources as this posts intends. Cheers and thanks for the suggestion though!
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