If you have ever wandered around the internet to find free images, you might have come across Pixabay. Because all the images available on Pixabay, are presented under Creative Commons Zero (CCO) license, everyone prefers to go to Pixabay for getting free images.
I have already covered whole about Pixabay in this Pixabay review. If you have not read that yet, I recommend you give your precious time reading that review.
Although Pixabay has got over 1.3 million images on its website, it may fail to provide what a user is actually searching. Because of that, some users either get distracted by it or tell Google to find some Pixabay alternatives on the internet.
Some of the reasons why you may search alternatives to Pixabay are:
I have already covered whole about Pixabay in this Pixabay review. If you have not read that yet, I recommend you give your precious time reading that review.
Although Pixabay has got over 1.3 million images on its website, it may fail to provide what a user is actually searching. Because of that, some users either get distracted by it or tell Google to find some Pixabay alternatives on the internet.
Some of the reasons why you may search alternatives to Pixabay are:
- You got a blank page after searching the desired keyword
- You wanted to get more advanced image than Pixabay images
- You wanted to download the full resolution image but didn't want to get registered in Pixabay
- Or, simply, you didn't like the website interface
Whatever might be the reason, your ultimate goal is to find some free images' sites which provide free images as Pixabay does. Isn't?
There are many sites on the net, which are similar to Pixabay. But, choosing a legitimate and best alternative is a bit of a headache.
No more headaches! I am here to cover some best Pixabay alternatives, which provide free images under the same license (as Pixabay), i.e. CC0 Public Domain license. If you have ever used Pixabay, you must have familiarity with the CC0 license. If not, I will try to cover a short summary of that license.
Under CC0 license, you don't need to provide the images' credit to the original author, when using those images on your blog, website, posters, adverts, and anywhere. Additionally, you can modify those images according to your wanting to fit your style. You may use this link to know more about CC0 license.
Well, you knew about the image license. Without further ado, I will move to the top Pixabay alternatives, which will allow you to accomplish your marketing, blogging or any goals instantly by providing the look and feel to your images and videos.
The difference between Pixabay and its alternatives is in the quality and consistency. While Pixabay has already got over 1.3 M+ thrilling images on its website with the frequent addition of new images, alternatives have been somehow lagging behind. However, you'll get the maximum outcome from Pixabay alternatives if you use them along with Pixabay itself.
There are many sites on the net, which are similar to Pixabay. But, choosing a legitimate and best alternative is a bit of a headache.
No more headaches! I am here to cover some best Pixabay alternatives, which provide free images under the same license (as Pixabay), i.e. CC0 Public Domain license. If you have ever used Pixabay, you must have familiarity with the CC0 license. If not, I will try to cover a short summary of that license.
Under CC0 license, you don't need to provide the images' credit to the original author, when using those images on your blog, website, posters, adverts, and anywhere. Additionally, you can modify those images according to your wanting to fit your style. You may use this link to know more about CC0 license.
Well, you knew about the image license. Without further ado, I will move to the top Pixabay alternatives, which will allow you to accomplish your marketing, blogging or any goals instantly by providing the look and feel to your images and videos.
The difference between Pixabay and its alternatives is in the quality and consistency. While Pixabay has already got over 1.3 M+ thrilling images on its website with the frequent addition of new images, alternatives have been somehow lagging behind. However, you'll get the maximum outcome from Pixabay alternatives if you use them along with Pixabay itself.
Pixabay alternatives
These are my picks of top 5 sites which function like Pixabay but are somehow different from it.
Pexels
Pexels is one of the best free image providers on the net. All the images on Pixels are provided under CC0 public domain license, as Pixabay.The website UI of it is really appealing with an easy search option at the top navigation menu. Search results can be modified by applying advanced filters to get more personalized results.
All the images on Pexels are of high dimension, which can be downloaded by choosing different dimensions option, and even with custom dimensions.
Pexels also provides CC0 videos as Pixabay does. All the videos that I had watched were really impressive. You can make utilization of these videos on YouTube or Social media videos without any copyright issues.
If you have not still used Pexels, this is the time. You'll be surprisingly impressed by the free images and videos of Pexels.
Unsplash
Unsplash is a quite popular free stock image provider. Images available in Unsplash come under the same license as that of Pixabay.
In the website depart, they have a user-friendly design with an easy-to-use search bar. List and grid customization of images has added some endless benefits to the user.
Images can be downloaded directly without having to be registered. The only downside remains in its image dimension selection option because it sports a full-size download feature, not allowing a user to download custom dimension image.
Another best thing about Unsplash is that they provide an easy-to-use credit badge to encourage users to give credit to original authors. It will come handy if you want to give credit to the original author, though it is not needed.
In the website depart, they have a user-friendly design with an easy-to-use search bar. List and grid customization of images has added some endless benefits to the user.
Images can be downloaded directly without having to be registered. The only downside remains in its image dimension selection option because it sports a full-size download feature, not allowing a user to download custom dimension image.
Another best thing about Unsplash is that they provide an easy-to-use credit badge to encourage users to give credit to original authors. It will come handy if you want to give credit to the original author, though it is not needed.
Stocksnap.io
Stocksnap.io is yet another best Pixabay alternative to find high-quality stock images. The best thing I liked about Stocksnap is its minimalist design. So, it has also become my go-to source for finding images to use on blogs.
CC0 license is no exception here too. In download depart, it is similar to Unsplash, as image dimension selection is lacking. You can download full resolution image and later on compress or expand it in the offline/online photo editing tools.
CC0 license is no exception here too. In download depart, it is similar to Unsplash, as image dimension selection is lacking. You can download full resolution image and later on compress or expand it in the offline/online photo editing tools.
Free-images
Free-images is all in one source to get free commercially-usable images. The only drawback of Free-images is that images available on it, are not provided by its author, rather they are taken from other stock image sites such as Pixabay.
The license is similar in case of Free-images too, that is, you can use those images for personal or commercial purposes, with modifications.
Free-images also allows a user to choose width and height of an image. So you can download best-fitted image according to your requirements.
The downside of the Free-images can also be seen in its website UI. The website design seems to be little boring and outdated. However, if we neglect some limitations, Free-image would be the best place to go if you want images from multiple stock sites in one place.
Free-images also allows a user to choose width and height of an image. So you can download best-fitted image according to your requirements.
The downside of the Free-images can also be seen in its website UI. The website design seems to be little boring and outdated. However, if we neglect some limitations, Free-image would be the best place to go if you want images from multiple stock sites in one place.
Pickupimage.com
Pickupimage.com is another best alternative to Pixabay. It also provides several high-quality CC0 images at no cost at all.
Another best thing about Pickupimage.com is that it has different language available to browse. If you find the English language boring, you may switch it to the other language. Pickupimage.com also features easy download with width and height selection feature. And in the search depart, it has different filters available but not comparable to that of Pixabay.
Another best thing about Pickupimage.com is that it has different language available to browse. If you find the English language boring, you may switch it to the other language. Pickupimage.com also features easy download with width and height selection feature. And in the search depart, it has different filters available but not comparable to that of Pixabay.
Along with the old UI, it has a downside in the registration process (if you want to sign up) too because they have not implemented a secured layer on their website (until this date).
These were the top Pixabay alternatives that I have personally used and have been using. Have I missed some best in the list? If yes, what would it be? Do let me know in the comment section below. Let those alternatives hang on your social media walls too.
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