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Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons, also known as Wikicommons, or simply Commons, is a wiki-based media repository of free-to-use (usable for any purpose) images, sounds, videos and other media. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used across all of the Wikimedia projects in all languages, including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikibooks and Wikispecies, and can also be downloaded for offsite use. As of Sep 2026, the repository contains over 147 million free-to-use media files, managed and editable by registered volunteers.