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List of websites which license their content under Creative Commons or other copyleft licenses.

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  1. Open source travel guide featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Wikitravel screenshot 1
  2. Fandom icon
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    FANDOM is a community-based service that allows anyone to create a wiki on virtually any subject. Discover, share and add your knowledge! Wikia is financed by advertisment!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Wikia TV Page
    Runescape on Wikia
  3. TV Tropes icon
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    TV Tropes is a wiki that collects and expands descriptions and examples on various conventions and devices (tropes) found within creative works.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
  4. Identi.ca icon
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    identi.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Identi.ca screenshot 1
    Identi.ca screenshot 1
    Identi.ca screenshot 2
  5. Devopedia icon
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    free developer encyclopedia.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
  6. Mapillary icon
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    Collaborative street-level imagery platform using computer vision and machine learning for mapping, urban planning, transport, and geospatial dataset enhancement.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Mapillary screenshot 1
    Mapillary screenshot 1
    Mapillary screenshot 2
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    Mapillary screenshot 3
  7. Pixabay icon
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    Over 1.6 million royalty free stock photos and videos shared by our generous community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Pixabay screenshot 1
    Pixabay screenshot 1
    Pixabay screenshot 2
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    Pixabay screenshot 3
  8. Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Project Euler screenshot 1
    Project Euler screenshot 1
  9. DeviantArt was created to entertain, inspire, and empower the artist in all of us. Founded in August 2000, deviantART is the largest online social network for artists and art enthusiasts with over 13 million registered members, attracting 35 million unique visitors per month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Home Page
    deviantart on Iphone(1)
    deviantart on Iphone(2)
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    deviantart on Iphone(3)
  10. Citizendium, powered by MediaWiki, is "an open wiki project dedicated to creating a free, comprehensive, and reliable repository of structured knowledge". Unlike with Wikipedia, a contributor must register using their real name and verify their identity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
    Citizendium screenshot 1
  11. OpenGameArt.Org is an online asset repository of freely licensed graphics, models, sounds, & music for use in free & commercial games & other media.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Browsing Art
  12. Freesound icon
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    The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Freesound screenshot 1
  13. MDN Web Docs is an evolving learning platform for Web technologies and the software that powers the Web, including:

    • Web standards such as CSS, HTML, and JavaScript
    • Open Web app development
    • Firefox add-on development

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    MDN Web Docs screenshot 1
    MDN Web Docs screenshot 1
    MDN Web Docs screenshot 2
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    MDN Web Docs screenshot 3
  14. Creative Commons music archive. The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Free Music Archive screenshot 1
  15. Scribd icon
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    Unlimited access to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and documents with offline use, community reviews, multiple languages, and unique uploading options.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Scribd screenshot 1
    Scribd screenshot 1
    Scribd screenshot 2
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    Scribd screenshot 3
  16. ccMixter icon
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    ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
  17. MusicBrainz is a community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site. You can use the MusicBrainz data either by browsing this web site, or you can access the data from a client program — for example, a CD player program can use...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Official website
    Official website (old style)
    MusicBrainz screenshot 2
  18. Khan Academy is not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Khan Academy screenshot 1
    Khan Academy screenshot 1
    Khan Academy screenshot 2
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    Khan Academy screenshot 3
  19. Long running independent news outlet that operates entirely on donations, rather than commercials. Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    Democracy Now! screenshot 1
    Democracy Now! screenshot 1
    Democracy Now! screenshot 2
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    Democracy Now! screenshot 3
  20. In 2006 Al Jazeera Satellite Network was changed to a public utility, private corporation by a public memorandum and articles of association in accordance with the provisions of (Qatar) Law No. 21 of 2006, and was re-named “Al Jazeera Media Network”.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Xbox
    Al Jazeera screenshot 1
    Al Jazeera screenshot 1
    Al Jazeera screenshot 2
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    Al Jazeera screenshot 3
  21. Trust Café (formerly WT Social / WikiTribune) is a privacy-focused and ad-free social network that places a special emphasis on evidence-based journalism. The platform survives on the generosity of individual donors to ensure privacy is protected and social space is ad-free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Trust Café screenshot 1
    Trust Café screenshot 1
    Trust Café screenshot 2
  22. OpenSeaMap's goal is to add nautical and tourism information a sailor could be interested in to OSM (OpenStreetMap) and to present it in a pleasing way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    OpenSeaMap download
    OpenSeaMap editor
    OpenSeaMap map
    +1
    OpenSeaMap weather
  23. OpenLearn icon
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    Browse subject categories to explore new topics or look for reference material for a course you are already studying.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
  24. Kartaview icon
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    KartaView is a free and open platform for street level imagery. Anyone can contribute images with a smartphone and the open source apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • OpenStreetMap
    • JavaScript
    • Leaflet
    Kartaview screenshot 1
    Kartaview screenshot 1
    Kartaview screenshot 2
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    Kartaview screenshot 3
  25. Unsplash icon
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    Free high-resolution photos for any use. Access millions of curated images without a subscription or licensing restrictions. Explore and contribute.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mac
    • Apple TV
    Main Page
  26. OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. It is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Main website interface
    OpenStreetMap screenshot 1
    OpenStreetMap screenshot 2
  27. Stack Overflow, part of Stack Exchange icon Stack Exchange, is a free, community-driven, reputation-based Q & A site for computer programmers. No membership is required to ask questions or provide answers to questions by others.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Main Page
  28. Stack Exchange is a fast-growing network of 84 [and counting] question and answer sites on diverse topics from software programming to cooking to photography and gaming. We are an expert knowledge exchange: a place where physics researchers can ask each other about quantum...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Stack Exchange screenshot 1
    Stack Exchange screenshot 1
    Stack Exchange screenshot 2
    +7
    Stack Exchange screenshot 3
  29. PLoS icon
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    Public library of Science.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    PLoS screenshot 1
  30. Jamendo icon
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    Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses. Share your music, download your favorite artists!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage
    iPhone (1)
    iPhone (2)
    +10
    iPhone (3)
  31. Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to everyone, in their own language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • MediaWiki
    Wikimedia Commons screenshot 1
    Wikimedia Commons screenshot 1
  32. Vimeo icon
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    Vimeo is the best way to get your videos online in the highest quality with great tools to share publicly or privately.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    Main Page
    Kindle
    Android
  33. The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Internet Archive screenshot 1
    Internet Archive screenshot 1
    Internet Archive screenshot 2
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    Internet Archive screenshot 3
  34. Sketchfab icon
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    Sketchfab is the first web service to publish interactive 3D content online in real-time without plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Browse a huge archive of content
    Full community features
    Panning and zooming, VR-compatible full screen viewer
  35. YouTube icon
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    A video-sharing platform allowing users to upload, view, and share videos, including clips, music videos, and educational content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • KaiOS
    • Fire TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • visionOS
    YouTube screenshot 1
    YouTube on Light Mode
    YouTube on Dark Mode
    +10
    YouTube screenshot 3
  36. Wikipedia icon
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    Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • MediaWiki
    The home page of Wikipedia.
    The main page of the English Wikipedia.
    The article for AlternativeTo on Wikipedia.
    +2
    The main page of the English Wikipedia (Android).
  37. Bandcamp icon
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    Platform for exploring a vast global music catalog, with direct artist support, instant streaming and download of DRM-free purchases, and physical merchandise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Bandcamp screenshot 1
    Bandcamp screenshot 1
    Bandcamp screenshot 2
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    Bandcamp screenshot 3
  38. Flickr icon
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    Online social photo and short video sharing community. Flickr helps you organize that huge mass of photos you have and offers a way for you, your friends and family to tell stories about them.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    Flickr screenshot 1
    Flickr screenshot 1
    Flickr screenshot 2
    +5
    iPhone app
  39. Over 2 Million curated icons, created by a global community.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    The Noun Project screenshot 1
    The Noun Project screenshot 1
  40. to[icon] icon
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    Created as a way to effectively illustrate sometimes complex actions, to[icon] provides high quality icon collections spanning series like "Hatches", "Flat Shadows", "Isometric" and "Blueprint".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    to[icon] screenshot 1
    to[icon] screenshot 1
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