About finding knowledge clip images
Images are used to illustrate the text or support the presentation in knowledge clips. Images included in knowledge clips that are published on YouTube must be either:
- Available under a Creative Commons license,
- Royalty-free, or
- Used with permission from the owner.
Below is a list of websites that provide (free) images.
When searching, always consider the purpose of the image: for illustrating text, a lower resolution may be sufficient; for use in a knowledge clip, high resolution is required.
Websites with (free) images
- Pixabay – www.pixabay.com
Images and Videos on Pixabay are released under Creative Commons CC0. You are free to adapt and use them for commercial purposes without attributing the original author or source
- Pexels – www.pexels.com
Free images and videos released under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.
- Unsplash – www.unsplash.com
Free images. Attribution is optional, but you can credit the photographer by adding their name and a link to their profile (e.g., Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash).
- Freepik – www.freepik.com
Free vector images available for various uses.
- Shutterstock – www.shutterstock.com
Images can be requested via [email protected]. Already downloaded images are free to use; please mention the resolution you need. A single ordered image costs €9, while a batch of 10 costs €60.
- Wageningen UR Brand Portal – www.wageningenurbrandportal.nl
This is Wageningen University’s internal image library, which includes already downloaded Shutterstock images.
- Wikimedia Commons – commons.wikimedia.org
A large library of free-to-use media files. Always check the license before using.
- Google Images – images.google.com
- Type your topic in the search bar.
- Click Tools → Usage Rights → Labeled for reuse.
- Verify the license by clicking on the image before using it.
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