Copyright-Free Image & Sound Resources

Remember that you still must ALWAYS give credit & cite the source, even with "free to use" images!


Remember that you still MUST give attribution & cite your source, even with "Royalty Free" music, licensed under Creative Commons licenses.


  • FreePlay Music Teachers need to register for an account; for use within the school only (licensing requires user is over 18)

  • Musopen Register for an account; download 5 recordings per day for free, or stream; search by composer, performer, form, or instrument

  • Internet Archive Over 3 million files, but not all are copyright friendly - check licensing and usage rights carefully!

  • Free Music Archive Need to create an account; free music licensed under various Creative Commons licenses - check usage rights carefully; searchable by curator or genre

  • SoundBible No account needed; download free sound effects, sound bites, and sound clips - some under Creative Commons licenses and some in public domain

  • SoundGator Need to create an account; download sound effects for free - organized by category

  • DigCCMixter Contains music for either free to use in non-commercial or commercial uses - check each recordings specifications; no account needed and citation available once you click on the download option

This page as a shared & printable handout: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nbE3UsuMbBq_dCIXstooTAm66JsaneNpoQ21qOQcOAs/edit?usp=sharing