Here is a list of the best free stock photo sites for web designers. In this article, you will found all free licenses for commercial and noncommercial purposes issues of each site.
Pexel free stock photo
Pexels tried to keep License as simple as possible.
What is allowed?
- All photos and videos on Pexels are free to use.
- Attribution is not required. Giving credit to the photographer or Pexels is not necessary but always appreciated.
- You can modify the photos and videos from Pexels. Be creative and edit them as you like.
On your website, blog or app
Use the photos and videos online – whether it’s a website, e-commerce shop, newsletter, e-book, presentation, blog or a template you sell.
Print marketing material
Use the photos for flyers, postcards, invitations, magazines, albums, books, CD covers and more.
Promote your product
Create unique ads, banners and marketing campaigns with photos from Pexels and promote your product.
Share them on social media
Grow your audience by posting authentic and engaging photos and videos on social media like Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.
What is not allowed?
Respect the hard work of our contributors and keep these restrictions in mind.
- Identifiable people may not appear in a bad light or in a way that is offensive.
- Don’t sell unaltered copies of a photo or video, e.g. as a poster, print or on a physical product without modifying it first.
- Don’t imply endorsement of your product by people or brands on the imagery.
- Don’t redistribute or sell the photos and videos on other stock photo or wallpaper platforms.
StockSnap free stock photo
The Creative Commons license that StockSnap uses is the CC0 license. Specifically, that license means you can do any and all of the following:
- Download the image file
- Publish, revise, copy, alter, and share that image
- Use the image (as-is or as you’ve altered it), in both personal and commercial contexts
StockSnap free stock photos for commercial use
Moreover, you can put StockSnap CC0 images to any of these usages without buying the right to do it, acquiring written permission from the image’s creator, or attributing the work to the image creator.
In other words, there’s no fee to download or use these StockSnap images in accordance with the CC0 license. They’re free to download, free to edit, and free to use – even in a commercial project!
You don’t even need to attribute the image to the creator, the way you do with other CC or traditional copyright licensing schemes. (However, even though it’s not required, we here at StockSnap do encourage you to include an appropriate attribution. It’s a nice thing to do.)
If you’d like to read more about the Creative Commons CC0 licensing terms, or want to read the actual license itself, please refer to the full license description here.
Unsplash free stock photo
All photos published on Unsplash can be used for free. You can use them for commercial and noncommercial purposes. You do not need to ask permission from or provide credit to the photographer or Unsplash, although it is appreciated when possible.
More precisely, Unsplash grants you an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use photos from Unsplash for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Unsplash. This license does not include the right to compile photos from Unsplash to replicate a similar or competing service.
Reshot free stock photo
All photos published on Reshot are free to use, both for commercial and noncommercial purposes.
More precisely, Reshot grants you an irrevocable, nonexclusive copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use photos from Reshot for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Reshot. This license does not include the right to compile photos from Reshot to replicate a similar or competing service.
Pixabay free stock photo
Content on Pixabay is made available to you on the following terms (“Pixabay License”). Under the Pixabay License you are granted an irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, and royalty-free right to use, download, copy, modify or adapt the Content for commercial or non-commercial purposes. Attribution of the photographer, videographer, musician, or Pixabay is not required but is always appreciated.
What is allowed?
| ✓ | All content on Pixabay can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use across print and digital, except in the cases mentioned in “What is not allowed”. |
| ✓ | Attribution is not required. Giving credit to the contributor or Pixabay is not necessary but is always appreciated by our community. |
| ✓ | You can make modifications to content from Pixabay. |
What is not allowed?
This section only applies to image users and not to the appropriate image authors.
| ✕ | Don’t redistribute or sell someone else’s Pixabay images or videos on other stock or wallpaper platforms. |
| ✕ | Don’t sell unaltered copies of an image. e.g. sell an exact copy of a stock photo as a poster, print or on a physical product. |
| ✕ | Don’t portray identifiable people in a bad light or in a way that is offensive. |
| ✕ | Don’t use images with identifiable brands to create a misleading association with a product or service. |
Gratisography free stock photo
This is everything you need to know about what you can and can’t do with Gratisography pictures:
What you CAN do with these pictures
Almost anything you can think of.
You may use Gratisography pictures as you please for both personal and commercial projects. You can adapt and modify the images and get paid for work that incorporates the pictures.
This includes advertising campaigns, adding your logo or text to an image, printed in any size print runs (e.g., book covers, magazines, posters, etc.), on your website, blog, or other digital mediums, and on merchandise as long as the picture itself is not the merchandise.
What you CAN’T do with these images
You can’t redistribute Gratisography pictures, including on other stock (paid or free) sites/apps, or give them to other people to use. You can’t claim the photos as your own or imply that Gratisography or any of the models, brands, or anything in the pictures has endorsed you or your product. Gratisography pictures can’t be used in pornographic, criminal, defamatory, hateful, degrading, unlawful, immoral purposes or to promote or sell illegal drugs, drug use, pornography, weapons, or prostitution.
It’s possible that some pictures may be subject to other intellectual property rights, such as trademark, publicity, or privacy rights. Gratisography does not represent or make any warranties that it owns or licenses any of these rights or can it grant them.
If you have doubts, especially for commercial projects, it is recommended to perform due diligence before using a questionable picture.
Picography free stock photo
Picography has been providing stunning images to millions of people for the past 3 years. It is now one of the top sources for gorgeous, high-resolution, free photos.
You can use any of Picography free stock photos however and wherever you like, with no attribution required. All photos are CC0 licensed. You can learn more about our terms here.
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