Stockfootage

Download free, royalty free & copyright free materials to use in your projects

Of course you know how to rip content sites but as an (upcoming) artist it's good practise to be aware of copyright. Doing so honours innovation, creativity and thinking outside of the box. By acknowledging that an innovator owns their ideas, people show respect for the courage and insight it takes to come up with something that is truly new. Honouring copyright is a way of saying that people admire someone who can create new ideas. You'd like people to do the same for you, right?

Of course in you own work it's always best to create your own content & footage. But no everyone is an Uomo Universalis, having a great eye for photography doesn't make you a musician ;) Also, for prototyping or building an experience you may need quick content to be able to focus on other parts of your project.

So here are some links to sites with free, royalty free & copyright free materials to use in your projects

photo/image

https://www.pexels.com/
Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos & videos licensed under the Pexels license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through our discover pages.

https://pixabay.com/photos/ 
Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

https://www.haltadefinizione.com/en/image-bank/
Explore our image bank and its masterpieces in gigapixel format.
Haltadefinizione’s digital gallery is a treasury that invites its use in active teaching. Available at no cost to anyone:

video

https://www.pexels.com/videos/
Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos & videos licensed under the Pexels license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through our discover pages.

https://www.openplanet.org/
Open Planet is a trusted, ever-growing visual asset library, created to address the challenge global storytellers face in scaling up communications about the planetary crisis. By capturing high-quality, inspiring footage, teamed with credible, world-class science, and making it accessible to all and available for free, we're empowering global and local content creators to tell stories that will drive the changes needed in the next decade.

https://pixabay.com/videos/
Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

https://mixkit.co/
Video, Music, Sound fx & editing templates
On Mixkit, we have a specific license for each of our item types. Be sure you are aware of which license applies to the item you have downloaded: https://mixkit.co/license/ 

https://www.beeple-crap.com/vjloops
All videos are released under the Creative Commons license and are available for both commercial and non-commercial work in ANY form. Please see audio credits on Vimeo. All audio rights are retained by their respective owners.

https://coverr.co/
Download royalty free (for personal and commercial use), unique and beautiful stock video footage for your website or any project. No attribution required.

https://mazwai.com/
Mazwai.com is a resource for free hand-picked stock footage and moving images, created with one clear mission: to give creators around the world free access to beautiful stock footage, with simple licensing.

 

audio

collections:

https://freesound.org/
Freesound aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse.
You need a free account login to download.

YouTube audio library 
Part of the YouTube studio (login required)
In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, you can find royalty-free production music and sound effects to use in your videos & projects. Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library are copyright-safe. 

https://pixabay.com/music/
Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

https://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos/
Many musicians choose to release their songs under Creative Commons licenses, which give you the legal right to do things like use their music in your videos.

Kenney.nl
audio for games

individual makers:

https://audionautix.com/
All music is composed and produced by Jason Shaw. This music is royalty free - completely free - for you to download and use (even for commercial purposes) as long as you provide credit.

https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
All music is composed and produced by Kevin McLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons
This music is royalty free - completely free - for you to download and use (even for commercial purposes) as long as you provide credit.

https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Tick the box on the left to select 'free music only' 
Download our copyright safe music for use in your videos:
Youtube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,...
Remember to always give attribution!

https://www.purple-planet.com/
Purple Planet Music is a collection of music written and performed by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey. You are welcome to use the pieces for free. They simply ask you credit them.

Silverman Sound - Over 200 pieces. Active for 8+ years!
Andy Cohen - 18 pieces. Dreamy acoustic!
Josh Woodward 200+ Pieces. Easy Downloads!
Sleep Facing West - just a few VERY high quality pieces.
Kongano - Dozens of pieces with bright production.
Tim Beek - 150+ pieces, familiar interface. :-)
Twin Musicom - Good variety for films. 100+ pieces.
James Richardson - About 40 pieces.
Anthony Kozar - interesting ambient pieces
Ben Sound - Music from the mind of Benjamin Tissot.


http://dig.ccmixter.org/
Not free, but interesting!
Some tracks on dig are available under a royalty-free license. This means that you pay a one-time fee to use the sound or song in your project, and you owe *nothing* (0%) residuals on sales of your video game, or revenue from your video/film etc.

https://freemusicarchive.org/
Dutch initiative, not free but very interesting!
for licensing & prices see: https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/pricing  


3d Assets

https://quixel.com/
3d assets free for use with Unreal Engine (login required)

https://www.turbosquid.com
Thousands of free 3D models available for download.
Files available in all major formats - max, fbx, obj, c4d, maya.
Unrivaled selection of premium 3D models also available for purchase, prices starting under $5.

https://free3d.com/
Blender Models, FBX Models, Cinema 4D Models, 3ds Max Models, Maya Models, Obj Models, Rigged, Animated Models, Lowpoly Models
Free & paid & royalty free models is various formats. 

https://sketchfab.com/ 
Royalty Free & Creative Commons, models in various formats 
Free models

https://archive3d.net/

https://www.artstation.com/
ArtStation Marketplace has digital products by creative artists from around the world, for all types of software. Some are free

other

https://pixabay.com/
Free media you can use anywhere
Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing royalty-free images, videos, audio and other media. All content is released by Pixabay under the Content License, which makes it safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for certain commercial purposes.

https://www.artstation.com/
ArtStation Marketplace has digital products by creative artists from around the world, for all types of software. Some are free