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Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons
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NameWikimedia Commons
TypeMedia repository
RegistrationOptional
LanguageMultilingual
OwnerWikimedia Foundation
Launch dateSeptember 7, 2004
Current statusActive

Wikimedia Commons is a large online repository of free content images, sound, and other media files, owned and operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It is a key component of the Wikimedia movement, which also includes Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, and other projects, such as Wikinews and Wikivoyage. The repository is often used by Wikimedia projects, including English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, and many others, such as Spanish Wikipedia, Italian Wikipedia, and Polish Wikipedia. It is also used by other websites, including Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, and Internet Archive.

Introduction

Wikimedia Commons was launched on September 7, 2004, by Erik Möller and Jimmy Wales, with the goal of providing a central repository for free content media files that could be used by all Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikibooks. The project was inspired by the success of Wikipedia, which had been launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, and had become one of the largest and most popular online encyclopedias, with versions in many languages, including English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, and many others. The repository is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, and is supported by donations from individuals and organizations, including the Ford Foundation, Google, and Microsoft. The project has also received support from other organizations, such as the Knight Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and Sloan Foundation.

History

The history of Wikimedia Commons is closely tied to the history of the Wikimedia movement, which began with the launch of Wikipedia in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The idea of a central repository for free content media files was first proposed by Erik Möller in 2003, and was later developed by a team of volunteers, including Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger, and Tim Starling. The project was launched on September 7, 2004, and quickly gained popularity, with thousands of media files being uploaded in the first few months, including images from NASA, Library of Congress, and National Archives and Records Administration. The repository has since grown to become one of the largest online collections of free content media files, with over 60 million files, including images from Flickr, Pixabay, and Unsplash, and sound files from Internet Archive and Jamendo.

Content

The content of Wikimedia Commons includes a wide range of media files, including images, sound files, and videos, from sources such as BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times. The repository includes files from many different categories, including art, history, science, and culture, with images from Metropolitan Museum of Art, Louvre, and British Museum, and sound files from Library of Congress and National Archives and Records Administration. The files are uploaded by volunteers from all over the world, including United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and are available for use by anyone, under a free license, such as Creative Commons or GNU Free Documentation License. The repository also includes files from other sources, such as Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, and Internet Archive, and is used by many different websites, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikibooks, as well as Wikinews and Wikivoyage.

Usage

Wikimedia Commons is used by many different websites and projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikibooks, as well as Wikinews and Wikivoyage. The repository is also used by other websites, such as Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, and Internet Archive, and is a key component of the Wikimedia movement, which aims to make free content available to everyone, with support from organizations such as Ford Foundation, Google, and Microsoft. The files in the repository are available for use by anyone, under a free license, such as Creative Commons or GNU Free Documentation License, and are used by many different individuals and organizations, including educators, researchers, and journalists, from institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The repository is also used by many different Wikipedia projects, including English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, and many others, such as Spanish Wikipedia, Italian Wikipedia, and Polish Wikipedia.

Organization

Wikimedia Commons is organized as a wiki, with a community of volunteers who upload, categorize, and maintain the media files, using tools such as MediaWiki and Wikibase. The repository is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, and is supported by donations from individuals and organizations, including the Knight Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and Sloan Foundation. The project has a number of different policies and guidelines, including a policy on copyright and a guideline on uploading files, which are developed and maintained by the community of volunteers, with input from experts such as Lawrence Lessig and Richard Stallman. The repository also has a number of different categories and templates, which are used to organize and describe the media files, including categories such as Category:Images, Category:Sound files, and Category:Videos.

Features

Wikimedia Commons has a number of different features, including a search engine that allows users to find specific media files, and a category system that allows users to browse and discover new files, using categories such as Category:Art, Category:History, and Category:Science. The repository also has a number of different tools and extensions, including a tool for uploading files and an extension for displaying media files, which are developed and maintained by the community of volunteers, with support from organizations such as Google and Microsoft. The repository is also available in many different languages, including English, French, German, and many others, such as Spanish, Italian, and Polish, and has a number of different interfaces and skins, which allow users to customize their experience, using interfaces such as Vector and MonoBook. The repository is used by many different websites and projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikibooks, as well as Wikinews and Wikivoyage, and is a key component of the Wikimedia movement, which aims to make free content available to everyone.