Add your work to the catalog

What can be published here?

The CommonContent catalog accepts pointers to any work released under a Creative Commons license (or in the public domain), regardless of medium. We don't host files directly — we catalog where they live, who made them, what they're called, and which license applies. The catalog is organized into the following one-level sections:

• Articles — works that fit the section's medium or scope.
• Web sites — works that fit the section's medium or scope.
• Audio — works that fit the section's medium or scope.
• Digital art — works that fit the section's medium or scope.
• Movies — works that fit the section's medium or scope.
• Images — works that fit the section's medium or scope.

Suitable submissions include, for example:

• Photographs, illustrations, vector clip art, fonts
• Music, field recordings, samples, spoken word, podcasts
• Short films, documentaries, narrative video, stock footage
• Essays, fiction, poetry, technical writing, reference material
• Educational, organizational, or personal websites you maintain

What is a Creative Commons license?

Creative Commons licenses are a family of standardized copyright licenses that let creators give the public permission to use their work — with conditions of their choosing. The author keeps copyright; the license simply expresses what others may do without asking. Read more in the FAQ.

The four building blocks combine into the well-known licenses:

• BY — credit the author
• SA — share derivatives under the same terms
• NC — non-commercial use only
• ND — no derivative works

CC0 is a separate tool that dedicates a work to the public domain, waiving all rights to the extent the law allows.

Before you submit

• You must be the rights holder, or have explicit permission to license the work this way.
• Make sure your work already carries a Creative Commons license at its source URL.
• Be ready with a title, a short description, keywords, the home page URL, and the chosen license.
• The catalog moderates submissions to keep out spam — your entry may take a day or two to appear.