What is Openverse?
The Openverse search engine empowers users to discover and utilize an extensive collection of openly licensed media, including over 500 million Creative Commons-licensed images and a vast trove of diverse digital works. Developed by Creative Commons, this innovative platform addresses the growing need for a centralized tool that simplifies the discovery, attribution, and reuse of content from the expansive and decentralized Commons
Highlights
- Aggregates content from hundreds of public repositories into a unified search experience
- Supports curation, tagging, and remixing of diverse media types, starting with a focus on photographs
- Provides one-click or automated attribution to facilitate proper acknowledgment of source materials
- Enables users to save searches, create custom collections, and trace the provenance of content
Features
Search by license
Built-in search engine