Use Creative Commons tools to help share your work. Our free, easy-to-use copyright licenses providea simple, standardized way to give your permission to share and use your creative work— on conditions of your choice. You can adopt one of our licenses bysharing on a platform, or choosing a license below.
Choose a license
This chooser helps you determine which Creative Commons License is right for you in a few easy steps. If you are new to Creative Commons, you may also want to readLicensing Considerationsbefore youget started.
Share your work on a Creative Commons platform
We work with platforms like Wikipedia, Flickr, and Vimeo to provide their users with the option of licensing works with CC licenses. Through these platforms, over 1.4 billion works have been shared and counting!
What our licenses do
Our licenses enable collaboration, growth, and generosity in a variety of media.