Free Design Assets (Photos, Illustrations, Icons)
Free stock photos, illustrations, and SVG logos you can drop into projects — mostly license-free.
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★ Unsplash
Best for: High-quality stock photos
Huge library of high-quality, free-to-use photos from a big contributor community.
- +Beautiful photos
- +Free license
- +Big catalog
- −Popular shots get overused
Pexels
Best for: Photos plus stock video
Free stock photos and videos under a permissive license.
- +Photos and video
- +Free license
- −Catalog smaller than Unsplash
unDraw
Best for: Brandable illustrations
Open-source illustrations you can recolor to match your brand on the fly.
- +Recolor to brand
- +Open license
- +Consistent style
- −One illustration style
SVGL
Best for: Brand & tech logos
A clean library of brand and tech SVG logos, ready to copy as inline SVG.
- +Copy as SVG
- +Many brands
- +Light/dark variants
- −Logos only
Figma Community
Best for: UI kits & design templates
Free design files, UI kits, icons, and templates shared by the Figma community — duplicate into your workspace.
- +Huge library
- +UI kits
- +Duplicate to workspace
- −Quality varies
- −Figma account needed
Humaaans
Best for: Customizable people illustrations
Mix-and-match illustration library of people — customize poses, clothing, and colors for landing pages.
- +Mix-and-match
- +Free for commercial
- +Figma plugin
- −People illustrations only
Blush
Best for: Artist-made customizable art
Customizable illustration collections from artists — edit colors and elements, export as SVG or PNG.
- +Many art styles
- +Customizable
- +Figma plugin
- −Some collections paid
uiGradients
Best for: CSS gradients
A gallery of beautiful ready-to-use CSS gradients you can copy for backgrounds and UI.
- +Copy-paste CSS
- +Nice presets
- +Free
- −Gradients only
HTMLrev
Best for: Free site templates
A directory of free HTML, Astro, and Tailwind templates for landing pages and sites.
- +Many free templates
- +Modern stacks
- −Quality varies
Portfolio.dev
Best for: Developer portfolios
Portfolio templates and inspiration to ship a developer portfolio fast.
- +Ready templates
- +Inspiration
- −Niche
GitHub Readme Stats
Best for: GitHub profile READMEs
Dynamically generated GitHub stats cards to embed in your profile README.
- +Auto-updating
- +Customizable
- +Free
- −GitHub-only
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| Alternative | Type | License | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★Unsplash | Photos | Free (Unsplash License) | Hero / background photos |
| Pexels | Photos & video | Free (Pexels License) | Stock photo + video |
| unDraw | Illustrations | Free (open) | Empty states / landing art |
| SVGL | SVG logos | Free | Tech stack / brand logos |
| Figma Community | UI kits & templates | Varies (check each) | Starting a design file |
| Humaaans | Illustrations | Free (commercial OK) | Landing page characters |
| Blush | Illustrations | Free + paid tiers | Diverse illustration styles |
| uiGradients | Gradients | Free | Backgrounds |
| HTMLrev | Templates | Free / mixed | Landing pages |
| Portfolio.dev | Templates | Mixed | Dev portfolios |
| GitHub Readme Stats | Readme widget | MIT | Profile READMEs |
Free art for your projects: Unsplash and Pexels for photos, unDraw for recolorable illustrations, Humaaans and Blush for customizable people and artist collections, Figma Community for UI kits, and SVGL for tech logos. For icons and fonts specifically, see Icons & Fonts.