Pixabay

Pixabay GmbH
Type of site	Stock photography, stock footage, stock vector graphics, stock music
Available in	26 languages
Owner	Canva, Hans Braxmeier, Simon Steinberger
Created by	Hans Braxmeier,; Simon Steinberger;
URL	pixabay.com
Launched	24 November 2010; 13 years ago

Pixabay.com is a free

sound effects, exclusively under the custom Pixabay license, which generally allows the free use of the material with some restrictions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The overall quality of the photos on the service has been described as "mediocre for the most part"[4] and "variable", but covering a "wide range of subjects."^[5]

History

The site was founded in November 2010 in Ulm, Germany, by Hans Braxmeier and Simon Steinberger.^[6]

Prior to 9th January 2019, Pixabay images were released under the

mirrors

distributing under the original CC0 declaration.

In May 2019, Pixabay, along with Pexels, was acquired by the Australian design and publishing platform Canva.^[10]

On April 17th, 2023, significant changes to Pixabay’s terms of service came into effect. This included the modification of the “Pixabay License” to the “Content License”, as well as the reinstatement of the CC0 license, for content uploaded to Pixabay prior to January 9th, 2019.^[11]

References

^ "Pixabay home page". Pixabay.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
^ "Terms of Service". 2019-01-08. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
^ "Pixabay - Terms of Service". Retrieved 2020-11-14.
^ "Shooting down the idea of free stock photos". The Straits Times. 17 January 2018.
^ "The best free stock videos 2020: high quality free videos for all your projects". TechRadar. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ ""Pixabay ist die größte Bilddatenbank" – Hans Braxmeier im Interview | Investorszene". Investorszene (in German). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Pixabay License Change – No Longer a CC0 License | 24zero". 24zero. September 7, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "Pixabay Images are not allowed". Theme Review Team. WordPress.org. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
^ CC0 1.0 Universal, section 2
^ "Australia's design unicorn, Canva, picks up two free image-sharing services, and launches new photo product". TechCrunch. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Pixabay – New "Content License", CC0 is back, plus AI content allowed". 24zero. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

External links

Official website

This website-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This photography-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Pixabay home page". Pixabay.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-01.

[2] "Terms of Service". 2019-01-08. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2020-11-14.

[3] "Pixabay - Terms of Service". Retrieved 2020-11-14.

[4] "Shooting down the idea of free stock photos". The Straits Times. 17 January 2018.

[5] "The best free stock videos 2020: high quality free videos for all your projects". TechRadar. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[6] ""Pixabay ist die größte Bilddatenbank" – Hans Braxmeier im Interview | Investorszene". Investorszene (in German). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[7] "Pixabay License Change – No Longer a CC0 License | 24zero". 24zero. September 7, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[8] "Pixabay Images are not allowed". Theme Review Team. WordPress.org. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

[9] CC0 1.0 Universal, section 2

[10] "Australia's design unicorn, Canva, picks up two free image-sharing services, and launches new photo product". TechCrunch. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[11] "Pixabay – New "Content License", CC0 is back, plus AI content allowed". 24zero. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[5]

[6]

[10]

[11]