Pixabay

About Pixabay

Pixabay is a media-sharing platform offering royalty-free stock assets contributed by its community. Its library spans photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music, sound effects, 3D models, and GIFs, totaling over 6.2 million assets. Content can be browsed by category or through curated collections and playlists organized around themes and events.

The platform includes editing tools such as a Magic Eraser for cleaning up photos, along with community features including contests, a forum, and a blog. Users can upload their own media to contribute to the community library. The site also references an API and license summary, along with standard policy pages covering terms of service, privacy, and content reporting.

Key features

• Over 6.2 million royalty-free photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music and sound effects
• Searchable library spanning photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music, sound effects, 3D models and GIFs
• Curated collections and playlists for themed browsing
• Magic Eraser tool to clean up photos
• Community uploads with contests and forums for creators
• Public API access

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