A curated collection of links to free stock photography, video, illustration, and design resource websites.
Awesome Stock Resources is a curated GitHub repository listing hundreds of websites that offer free stock photography, video, illustration, and other design assets. It solves the problem of designers and developers needing to scour the internet for high-quality, legally clear resources by providing a centralized, well-organized directory. The list is categorized by asset type and license, making it easy to find suitable content for any project.
Designers, developers, content creators, marketers, and students who need free, high-quality visual and audio assets for websites, applications, presentations, or other creative projects. It's especially valuable for those working with limited budgets or in open-source communities.
Developers and designers choose this because it aggregates and vets thousands of resources in one place, saving hours of research. Its clear focus on licensing and categorization reduces legal risk and ensures users can find assets that match their specific needs, from CC0 photos to free icon sets.
:city_sunrise: A collection of links for free stock photography, video and Illustration websites
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Resources are meticulously organized into sections like Photography, Illustration, and Vector Graphics, as shown in the detailed table of contents, making navigation straightforward.
Each entry clearly indicates license types such as CC0 or Public Domain, with linked terms, helping users avoid legal issues by ensuring proper usage.
Goes beyond photos to include vectors, videos, fonts, icons, and sounds, covering diverse creative needs from web design to video production.
Actively maintained through public contributions and pull requests, with a workflow badge showing ongoing updates to keep links current.
The repository is a static markdown file without internal search functionality, forcing users to rely on browser search or external tools for specific queries.
While community-driven, broken links or new resources depend on user contributions, which may not be timely, as acknowledged in the README's call for pull requests.
Resources are listed without user reviews or quality scores, requiring manual vetting for each site, which can be time-consuming for users.