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MediaWiki:Licenses
Help before you begin
What can I upload?
Images that you upload to Wikimedia Commons have to be educational and freely licensed.
- We can accept images that you created entirely by yourself. Examples »
- We can't accept images created or inspired by others, without their permission.
- We can't accept any image which is not freely licensed or clearly in the public domain— most images found on the Web are not freely licensed and must not be uploaded to Commons.
- We can accept images that depict a person, an object, or that illustrate an idea, so long as that image is freely licensed
- Commons is not a repository for your personal photos— we are not a web hosting service like Facebook or Pintrest, and all of our images must have potential educational use. Learn more »
Uploading an image
- Getting started
- Go to the Upload Wizard on Wikimedia Commons. You can always get to it from the Upload file link in the menu on the left.
- Use the illustration on the first page to understand whether Wikimedia Commons can accept your upload.
- When you're ready to upload, click Template:Button near the end of the page.
- Click Template:Button and find the image or images you want to upload on your computer.
- Licensing your file
- Click Template:Button and select the options that apply to your upload, as prompted. When you are done, click Template:Button. More information »
- Organizing and describing your upload
- Enter a title for the image. Use plain, descriptive language. Then enter a description of the image and the date it was created.
- Help organize Wikimedia Commons by assigning categories to your file. When you are done, click Template:Button.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons pages:
