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Wikimedia Commons’ Videos category collects video files contributed to its free media repository.
About commons.wikimedia
Wikimedia Commons’ Videos category collects video files contributed to its free media repository. It organizes files into 44 subcategories, including by subject, language, location, source, creator, date, and technical criteria, with listings that show duration, dimensions, and file size.
It is a maintenance category intended to contain only video files, with files moved into appropriate subcategories where possible. Viewing help is referenced at Commons:Media help, and the main listing displays files in paged sets.
Key features
- Browse videos by subject, language, location, source, and date
- Filter videos by technical criteria including 4K resolution
- Browse subtitled videos grouped in dedicated subcategories
- View file duration, dimensions, and size in listings
- Browse featured Media of the Day video selections
- Upload media files to the repository
Best for: People seeking contributed video files organized by topic, language, source, or technical type.
Good for
- Organized into 44 subcategories for focused browsing
- File listings include duration, resolution, and file size
- Groups videos by language and subtitle availability
Watch out for
- Main category requires frequent diffusion and maintenance
- Main listing shows 200 files at a time out of 1,799 total
- May contain non-video media awaiting move to another category
commons.wikimedia at a glance
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Only video files. Images and files about video should go in Category:Video.
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