✦ Free resources
Free Stock Photos, Videos, Music and Sound Effects
Free stock photos, stock video, music and sound effects, plus museum and public domain archives. Each site has its own license, so read it before using a file in an ad or a product.
- 99 free resources
- 10 open source
- 16 with a free plan
- 7 paid picks
- Every link checked
99 free resources, plus 7 paid tools
Photos, video and audio
- 99SoundsFreeFree professional sound effect packs99sounds.org
- All In FrameFreeFree stock photos showing people with disabilitiesallinframestock.com
- All The Free StockFreeDirectory of free stock photo, video, icon and music sitesallthefreestock.com
- AudacityOpen sourceCross-platform software for recording and editing audio, widely used by creatorssourceforge.net
- AudioSaunaFreeBrowser-based music studio with synthesizers, a sampler and live effectsaudiosauna.com
- AudiotoolFreeOnline music production studio that runs in the browseraudiotool.com
- BarnimagesFreeRoyalty free stock photos in high resolution for any projectbarnimages.com
- BBC Sound EffectsFree33,000+ BBC archive sounds, free for personal and educational usesound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
- BensoundFree tierRoyalty free music, free with creditbensound.com
- BfxrOpen sourceBrowser tool for creating sound effects for gamesbfxr.net
- BudgetPixel Sound EffectsFreeLibrary of AI-generated sound effects and music tracks for videos and games, WAV and MP3budgetpixel.com
- BurstFreeShopify's free stock photos for business sitesshopify.com
- ChipToneFreeOnline generator for retro game sound effectssfbgames.com
- ChosicFreeFree background music and sound effectschosic.com
- CICA AUDIOFree tierAI sound effect generator that finds sound events in gameplay recordingscicaaudio.com
- CoverrFreeFree stock video clips for websitescoverr.co
- Crisp UI FreeFreePack of 20 game UI sound effects including clicks, toggles and menu soundsanipixels.itch.io
- DailySoundsFreeSearchable library of original sound effects with browser previews, free for commercial usedailysounds.org
- DarefulFreeFree 4K stock footage under Creative Commonsdareful.com
- Diverse UIFreeSet of diverse user photos for personal and commercial mockupsdiverseui.com
- Dn-FamiTrackerOpen sourceWindows tracker for composing NES and Famicom music, an improved FamiTracker forkgithub.com
- DupeFreeRoyalty free photos shared by creators across a communitydupephotos.com
- FamiStudioOpen sourceNES music editor for composing chiptune musicgithub.com
- FlixierFree tierOnline video editor that runs in your browser with AI featuresflixier.com
- FOCAFreeFree stock photos cleared for commercial use in any projectfocastock.com
- FoodiesfeedFreeFree food photosfoodiesfeed.com
- Free Game SoundsFreeArchive of royalty-free sound effects for gamesgamesounds.xyz
- Free Music ArchiveFreeMusic under Creative Commons and similar licensesfreemusicarchive.org
- FreesoundFreeCommunity database of Creative Commons sound effectsfreesound.org
- Generated PhotosFree tierAI-generated faces you can use as placeholder peoplegenerated.photos
- GratisographyFreeQuirky, unusual free photosgratisography.com
- IncompetechFreeKevin MacLeod's royalty free music, free with creditincompetech.com
- ISO RepublicFreeFree photos and video clips for creativesisorepublic.com
- jfxrOpen sourceJavaScript port of the Bfxr sound effect generatorjfxr.frozenfractal.com
- KaboompicsFreeLifestyle and interior photos with color paletteskaboompics.com
- LibreShotFreeFree photos for personal and commercial uselibreshot.com
- LibreStockFreeMonthly releases of exclusive public domain stock photoslibrestock.com
- Life of PixFreeFree high resolution photos with no copyright limitslifeofpix.com
- Little VisualsFreeFree high resolution photos for your projectslittlevisuals.co
- LMMSOpen sourceCross-platform digital audio workstation for producing music with synths and sampleslmms.io
- Lost + TakenFreeFree texture photos for backgrounds and 3D worklostandtaken.com
- Lumen ToolFreeBrowser simulator for planning portrait lighting setupslumentool.com
- LummiFree tierAI generated stock photos free to uselummi.ai
- MadTrackerFreeTracker-style music composition tool with VST, ASIO and ReWire supportmadtracker.org
- MagdeleineFreeHand-picked free photos, many under CC0magdeleine.co
- MilkyTrackerOpen sourceOpen source tracker for composing music on Mac, Linux and Windowsgithub.com
- MixkitFreeFree video clips, music, sound effects, and templatesmixkit.co
- Motion PlacesFreeFree travel and location footagemotionplaces.com
- musagiOpen sourceMusic editor and synthesizer for composing tracksdrpetter.se
- MuseoFreeSearch public domain artwork from many museum archivesmuseo.app
- MusopenFreeLibrary of royalty-free classical music recordings and sheet musicmusopen.org
- NappyFreeFree photos of Black and brown peoplenappy.co
- NASA Image and Video LibraryFreeNASA photos, video, and audio, mostly public domainimages.nasa.gov
- Negative SpaceFreeCC0 photos sorted by categorynegativespace.co
- New Old StockFreeVintage photos from public archives, free of known copyrightnos.twnsnd.co
- OctaveFreeFree library of UI sounds for apps and interfacesraisedbeaches.com
- OpenverseOpen sourceSearch engine for openly licensed images and audioopenverse.org
- PacDVFreeCollection of royalty-free sound effects for games, video and other projectspacdv.com
- PacksiaFree tierVertical stock video clips made for social and brand usepacksia.com
- PexelsFreeFree stock photos and videospexels.com
- PicjumboFree tierFree photos plus a premium planpicjumbo.com
- PicographyFreeFree high resolution photos with no restrictionspicography.co
- PikwizardFreeOver a million free photos, many exclusivepikwizard.com
- PixabayFreeFree photos, vectors, video, and musicpixabay.com
- Pixel Surplus free texturesFreeFree texture packs from a design asset shoppixelsurplus.com
- PulseLite UI SFXFreePack of 20 synthesized UI sounds including clicks, hovers and confirmsbigshadex.itch.io
- RawpixelFree tierStock images with a large public domain sectionrawpixel.com
- Realistic ShotsFreeFree high resolution stock photosrealisticshots.com
- Remove Audio Noise RemoverFree tierAI tool that strips hiss, hum and wind noise from voice recordings and videoremove-audio.com
- SFXMintFreeCC0 game and UI sound effects in WAV and MP3, no signup neededsfxmint.com
- ShotstashFreeStock photos at no cost for client work and personal projectsshotstash.com
- SkitterphotoFreeFree photos released into the public domainskitterphoto.com
- Smithsonian Open AccessFreeMillions of public domain images from the Smithsoniansi.edu
- SoundationFree tierOnline music studio with collaboration and AI sample generationsoundation.com
- SoundBibleFreeSearchable archive of royalty-free sound effects under various licensessoundbible.com
- SoundzaFreeFree sound effects, music loops and ambience for games and videos, made by peoplesoundza.com
- SpeedpaintFree tierAnimate any picture as a pencil sketch being drawnspeedpaint.io
- SplitShireFreeFree photos and videos from one photographersplitshire.com
- Startup Stock PhotosFreeFree photos of startup and tech workstartupstockphotos.com
- StockCakeFreeFree AI generated stock images with built in editing toolsstockcake.com
- StockSnapFreeCC0 photos added regularlystocksnap.io
- StockVaultFreeFree stock photos and graphics for personal and commercial projectsstockvault.net
- StoryTribeFree tierStoryboard maker that drafts shots from your scriptstorytribeapp.com
- Styled StockFreeFree styled photos for brands and blogsstyledstock.co
- SunVoxFreeModular synthesizer with a pattern-based tracker sequencer for making musicwarmplace.ru
- TellaFree tierRecord your screen and camera for polished product demostella.com
- Texture KingFreeFree stock textures sorted by materialtextureking.com
- TexturelabsFreeFree high-res textures plus Photoshop texture tutorialstexturelabs.org
- The Last MuseumFreeExplore millions of artworks held in museum collectionslastmuseum.com
- The Met CollectionFreeSearch The Met's art, with open access imagesmetmuseum.org
- The StocksFreeSearches the best free stock photo sites in one placethestocks.im
- UI FacesFreeAI generated avatar faces for filling out UI mockupsuifaces.co
- UI SFXOpen sourceOpen source sound effects pack made for app and web interfacesuisfx.com
- UnsplashFreeLarge library of free high resolution photosunsplash.com
- UppbeatFree tierRoyalty free music for creators with a free planuppbeat.io
- VideezyFree tierFree HD and 4K stock footage with a paid tier for morevideezy.com
- VidsplayFreeFree stock video clipsvidsplay.com
- Wikimedia CommonsFreeOpenly licensed media from the Wikipedia communitycommons.wikimedia.org
- ZapsplatFree tierSound effects and music, free with creditzapsplat.com
Paid picks
Well known paid tools for photos, video and audio. They are not part of the free count, and a listing is not an endorsement.
- Adobe StockPaidStock photos, video, vectors and templates that plug into Adobe appsstock.adobe.com
- ArtlistPaidLicensed music, sound effects and footage for video creatorsartlist.io
- EnvatoPaidSubscription library of templates, stock video, fonts, music and graphicselements.envato.com
- Motion ArrayPaidSubscription library of video templates, stock footage, music and pluginsmotionarray.com
- Pond5PaidMarketplace for stock video, music, sound effects and archival footagepond5.com
- ShutterstockPaidLarge stock library of photos, footage, vectors and musicshutterstock.com
- StoryblocksPaidSubscription stock video, audio and images with unlimited downloadsstoryblocks.com
Questions about photos, video and audio
Where can I find free stock photos?
Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay are the biggest. Openverse and Wikimedia Commons search openly licensed images across the web.
Where can I find free stock video?
Pexels, Pixabay, Coverr and Mixkit all have free stock footage.
Where can I find royalty free music and sound effects?
Uppbeat, Free Music Archive and Bensound have free music. Freesound, Zapsplat and BBC Sound Effects have sound effects. Check whether each one asks for credit.
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