Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons
	The Wikimedia Commons main page in 2024
Website type	Media repository
Founded	September 7, 2004
Owner	Wikimedia Foundation
Creator	Wikimedia movement
Website	commons.wikimedia.org
Commercial	No
Registration	Optional (required to upload files)
Current status	Active
Content license	Public domain; various free content licenses;

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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.