We have been building free software at Creative Commons (CC) for over a decade.

We work on code and products that support digital creativity and sharing, from usability of our legal tools to enabling discovery of CC-licensed content.

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This site is for developers looking to contribute, but anyone can use CC tools to share their works.

Share your work using our licenses/tools

Get Involved

Help CC’s mission by contributing to our products, integrating our tools into your project, or using our plugins. We have a small team and really appreciate your involvement!

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Contribution Guidelines

Learn how to contribute and then get started.

Community Team

Become a member of our community volunteer team.

All Available Projects

See all of our open source projects in one place.

Integrate CC licenses

Chooser

CC license selection tool for your project.

Platform Toolkit

Give users the option to openly license their content.

Use Our Plugins

Wordpress Plugin

Mark your work with a CC license from within WordPress.

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