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Wikimedia Commons
Online repository of free-use images, sounds and other media / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikimedia Commons, or simply Commons, is a wiki-based media repository of free-to-use images, sounds, videos and other media.[1] It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Type of site | Media repository |
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Founded | September 7, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-09-07) |
Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
Created by | Wikimedia movement |
URL | commons |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Optional (required to upload files) |
Current status | Active |
Content license | Open |
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Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used across all of the Wikimedia projects[2] in all languages, including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikibooks, and Wikispecies, or downloaded for offsite use. As of June 2024, the repository contains over 106 million free-to-use media files, managed and editable by registered volunteers.[3]