There are more options than ever before if you want to create something unique and beautiful online. You can find free photos, videos, music, fonts, and editors to develop your own personal brand or create something that can help you build a career. There is no need to spend a lot of money on these types of online resources because they are available for free if you know where to look. Keep reading to find info on some of the best websites with free fonts, stock photos, and more. 

Free stock photos, videos, and music

There are a number of reasons why you may be looking for free stock images, videos and music. If you own a business or work in marketing, you likely need images, videos, and music to use for online or print marketing materials. On a personal level, you can use free stock photos, videos, and music to make your world more beautiful. Photos can be used as wallpaper on your laptop, screen saver on your phone, or a physical print that you hang on your wall. There are sites that offer free photos, videos, and music online for you to use for commercial or personal purposes. 

Unsplash

Unsplash provides ‘beautiful, free images gifted by the world’s most generous community of photographers. Better than any royalty free or stock photos.’ All of the photos that you find on Unsplash are available to use for free. Photographers share their work on Unsplash and provide permission for anyone to use them for personal or business purposes online. Unsplash has over two million high-resolution images that you can download. The license language is clear – you have permission to use Unsplash photos. 

‘Unsplash grants you an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use photos from Unsplash for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Unsplash. This license does not include the right to compile photos from Unsplash to replicate a similar or competing service.’

Pexels

Pexels is a website that provides free photos and videos that you can use for personal or commercial purposes. The site has over 3 million photos and videos with creators adding more every day. Photographers and video creators upload their work and allow it to be used for free and without giving attribution to the creator. Here is what the Pexels website has to say about your ability to use the content on the site: 

• All photos and videos on Pexels are free to use.
• Attribution is not required. Giving credit to the photographer or Pexels is not necessary but always appreciated.
• You can modify the photos and videos from Pexels. Be creative and edit them as you like.

Pixabay

Pixabay is similar to Unsplash and Pexels in the way that it provides free use of the images on the site. A unique feature of Pixabay is that it also gives you access to free music that you can download. This music can be used freely just like the photos and videos. You can use it as intro music for your new Podcast or as background music for a video compilation. Pixabay does not have as many free photos as some of the other platforms but the addition of free music makes it a site worth checking out. The language used in the licensing agreement is similar to what you will find on similar services. 

• All content on Pixabay can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use across print and digital, except in the cases mentioned in ‘What is not allowed.”
• Attribution is not required. Giving credit to the contributor or Pixabay is not necessary but is always appreciated by our community. 
• You can make modifications to content from Pixabay. 

Free fonts

You can use fonts to create a unique online presence for yourself or your business. It can be fun to play around with fonts when you design marketing materials for work or create unique decor for your home. There is no shortage of font options available that go beyond Times New Roman or Roboto. You can find unique fonts that are free to use on a number of sites. 

Font Squirrel 

Font Squirrel has a long list of fonts that are free for commercial use. You can explore the various options that Font Squirrel has available and choose one or several that will work with your other branding. The site is updated regularly with new fonts so you can keep your creativity flowing. Any time you use something for commercial purposes it is important to read the fine print. When it comes to the fonts available on Font Squirrel, each has a unique license but they have all been vetted and found to be free for commercial use. Here is what Font Squirrel has to say: 

• Are all these fonts really free for commercial use?

As far as we know, yes. Please read the license on each font before you use them to be sure. Also, some licenses may allow more uses than others. We have tried our best to mark fonts for different common uses. 

As far as we know, all the fonts on the site have free desktop licenses, meaning they can be used in commercial graphics and images free of charge. Are you designing a logo with the font? That’s fine. Using it on a T-shirt? Also fine. Please read the license for more information on what you’re allowed to do with the fonts.

Dafont

Dafont has a list of fonts that are free for various uses. Some of the options are free for personal use or free in the demo version. Others do not have licensing information available and may be free to use for any purpose. It is up to you to check out the license information for the specific font you want to ensure that it is in fact free for you to use in the way you want. Dafont provides you with the option to donate to the author of the font if you are happy with it and want to support the creator. 

Free graphic design software

Graphic design software can help you take the stock photos and fonts you find and put them together to create something new and beautiful. If you are just getting started in the world of graphic design, there is no need to purchase an expensive or complicated graphic design program. There is a lot you can do by using some of the free graphic design programs that are available online. 

Figma

Figma is a cloud-based design tool that allows you to create beautiful designs for free. A big part of Figma that draws people in is the ability to collaborate with your team. There is a free version of Figma that allows for two editors and up to three projects at once. This is a great place to get started and see if Figma is the right graphics editor for you. 

GIMP

GIMP is a free image manipulation program. This means that you can edit images and create unique designs with this program. Think of programs like Photoshop and the editing software pre-installed on your laptop and you will have an idea of what you can expect from GIMP. GIMP has a lot to offer and will take quite a bit of exploring to learn all of the features. It is free for you to download and worth your time to explore and learn. 

All of the websites outlined above have options for personal and commercial use. If you are looking for a new skill to learn so you can work from home, the tools outlined above can help. Careers in marketing and graphic design can be lucrative and done completely from home. Not having money to get expensive design programs is simply not a good excuse because there are websites that provide so much value that you will be surprised that they are free.