What is Pixabay used for?

Pixabay is a library of free stock images, videos and music contributed by a community and used in creative and web projects. It is a good fit for finding free images for web pages and adding royalty-free music to videos.

Is Pixabay open source?

No. Pixabay is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Photos & Images category, open-source options include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente.

What are some alternatives to Pixabay?

Pixabay competes with Unsplash, Pexels and Shutterstock.

Pixabay: features, pricing and alternatives

About Pixabay

Pixabay is an online library offering free stock images, videos and music. Creators, bloggers and small businesses use it to find visuals and audio for websites, social posts and videos without buying individual licenses.

It is a hosted service with no self-hosted option. The vendor's website could not be retrieved when this entry was compiled, so details about license terms, API access and any paid features are not described here; consult the vendor's site for the current rules.

Key features

Free stock images
Free stock videos
Free music library
Searchable online collection

Good fit for

→Finding free images for web pages
→Adding royalty-free music to videos

Tags: free-photos; stock-images; stock-video; free-music; creative-assets

Pixabay: questions and answers

What is Pixabay used for?: Pixabay is a library of free stock images, videos and music contributed by a community and used in creative and web projects. It is a good fit for finding free images for web pages and adding royalty-free music to videos.
Is Pixabay free?: Yes. Pixabay is free to use.
Is Pixabay open source?: No. Pixabay is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Photos & Images category, open-source options include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente.
What are some alternatives to Pixabay?: Pixabay competes with Unsplash, Pexels and Shutterstock.