Here I have compiled a shortlist of the best royalty-free image sites that I use personally & commercially.
You might want to use the search bar below to query specific images on the internet that you want to use for your personal projects, but if you are looking for stock photos that you intend to use commercially, try the sites that I have listed below the search bar.
All the images offered by the listed sites are for all your commercial projects that you may be thinking about or always wanted to get started with.
If you were wondering how to correctly use royalty-free images in your projects or presentations then you might want to read The Ultimate Guide & Rules for Using Stock Photos.
All the images offered by the sites above are to use for all your projects, commercial or personal.
If you are looking for more free photos or royalty-free images to use for your own projects without worrying about copyright issues here are just a few of the best sites which you can visit right now and get all the images that you could ever need.
illustration purpose only
Some sites like Pixabay have huge communities of people offering all their images up for free and other sites like shutterstock or adobestock may charge you a fee depending on what you are downloading or using their images for.
Royalty-Free?
All images, photos, or artwork that lay claim to being "royalty-free" simply means that you may use these resources as you see fit really. Royalty-free assets may be used in your personal or commercial projects with no attribution to the original creator or artist.
In a Nutshell.
Royalty-free images are publically available and free to use by anyone in any kind of project, digital or otherwise.
Where to Get Royalty-Free Images?
Hundreds of websites offer you the opportunity to download and get these images, whether for private or commercial usage & without having to worry yourself about any copyright related issues that may arise.
Below is a list of my personal favorites that are free to use as you see fit, you might need to register for an account on one or two of them, which is free and only takes a minute of your time.
Pexels.com
Pixabay.com
Unsplash.com
Gratisography.com
Morguefile.com
Stockvault.com
Picjumbo.com
Pikwizard.com
Rawpixel.com
Reshot.com
Burst.com
Freepik.com
Freeimages.com
Kaboompics.com
StockSnap.io
Canva.com
LifeofPix.com
Flickr.com
Freerangestock.com
Libreshot.com
Bigstockphoto.com
iStockphoto.com
Adobe.Stock.com
So these are the best free image sites that I know about and use almost everyday.
When you make use of any one of them, you should have a fairly pleasant and worry-free experience, in my own experience ...
A couple of these sites like Stock.Abobe offered by Abobe and iStockphoto by Getty images; only allow you to download a limited number of images for free before you need to signup for a paid account ... However the quality of the images are well worth the charge should you ever want to try using higher quality assets for your projects in the future.
Have Something to Add?
Should you know of any other royalty free image sites that are easy to use and free that I have not listed here, please tell me about it...
