Royalty-free images for commercial use with no attribution needed? Here’s a refreshed list of reliable sites. Licenses rechecked—most use permissive terms (very close to CC0), but always verify the specific image.

Top Modern Stock Sites (High-Quality, No Attribution)

• Pixabay — Millions of photos, vectors, illustrations, videos. Pixabay License: free for all uses, no attribution required.
• Pexels — Curated photos & videos. Pexels License: free commercial use, no attribution (some explicitly CC0).
• Unsplash — Beautiful photography. Unsplash License: broad free use including commercial, no attribution needed.
• StockSnap — High-res photos under true CC0.

Pure Public Domain & CC0 Gems

• DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) — Excellent public domain military, news, and operational photos/videos from the U.S. Department of Defense. Free to use (public domain works).
• Free-Images.com — Millions of explicitly public domain/CC0 photos, clipart, and illustrations. Commercial use OK, no attribution.
• Wikimedia Commons — Massive archive of true public domain and open-license files.
• Rawpixel Public Domain — Vintage, historical, and enhanced images under CC0.

Great Search Hubs

• Openverse — Searches multiple CC/public domain sources at once.

Pro Tip: Always double-check the license on the individual download page. U.S. government sites like DVIDS, NASA, and Library of Congress are gold for pure public domain content.