Openverse
Search Openverse's catalog of more than 800 million free and openly licensed images, audio, and other media for reuse.
About Openverse
Openverse is a web-based search tool for finding free and openly licensed media. Its catalog covers more than 800 million items, including images, audio, and other media types. It is aimed at people who need material they can reuse rather than content that is fully restricted by copyright.
You use Openverse in a browser: enter a search, browse the results drawn from the catalog, and review the items returned. Because the material is free and openly licensed, it fits projects where licensing matters, such as presentations, articles, teaching materials, or design work.
The service runs entirely on the web and needs no software installation. It suits students, teachers, writers, designers, and developers who need to locate openly licensed images and audio quickly. As with any open license, it is worth checking the specific terms attached to each item before publishing it.
Key features
- Search a catalog of more than 800 million media items
- Covers images, audio, and other media types
- Finds free and openly licensed content for reuse
- Runs in a web browser with no installation
- Single search across several kinds of media
- Very large catalog of more than 800 million items
- Covers multiple media types, including images and audio
- Web-based, so no software installation is needed
- Focused only on free and openly licensed media, not general stock
- Individual license terms still need to be checked per item
Openverse at a glance
- Website
- openverse.org
- Category
- Search & Reference › Image & Media Search
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Automated check blocked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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