Wikimedia Commons

What is Wikimedia Commons?

Wikimedia Commons is a robust and comprehensive media repository that provides a vast collection of public domain and freely licensed educational media content, including images, sound clips, and video files, available in multiple languages. It serves as a centralized repository for the various Wikimedia Foundation projects, allowing users from around the world to access and utilize these resources without restrictions

Highlights

• Extensive media library: Wikimedia Commons currently hosts over 37 million files and 124,000 media collections, covering a diverse range of subjects and formats
• Collaborative curation: The repository is maintained and expanded by a community of volunteer contributors, ensuring a constantly growing and evolving collection
• Seamless integration: Media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons can be embedded on pages across all Wikimedia projects without the need for separate uploads
• Flexible licensing: The content on Wikimedia Commons is available under various permissive licenses, allowing users to copy, use, and modify the files freely, as long as they adhere to the specified attribution and sharing requirements.