Project List

This is a list of all active open source software projects that Creative Commons (CC) maintains.

Please read the Contributing Code page for general information on how to get involved. Contribution guidelines specific to an individual project can be found in the README and the CONTRIBUTING files in the root folder of every repository. If you have any questions, don't hesistate to reach out to us through one of our community forums or open a GitHub issue.

Featured Projects

All Active Projects

This is a complete list of active Creative Commons software projects. Archived projects are not documented here and can be found on the CC Archive GitHub organization.

# Name Description Language License Links
1
.github
 Default templates and guidelines for Creative Commons GitHub repositories. Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Website Github
2
candela-utility
 Candela helper plugin to manage additional config and bootstrapping, used on CC Certificates website PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Website Github
3
cc-accidenz-commons
 CC Accidenz Commons font Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International Github
4
cc-assets
 Image assets used across Creative Commons projects. Other Github Slack
5
cc-legal-tools-app
 Legal tool (licenses, public domain dedication, etc.) management application for Creative Commons Python MIT License Website Github Slack
6
cc-legal-tools-data
 Legal tool (licenses, public domain dedication, etc.) data for Creative Commons HTML Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Github Slack
7
cc-license-chooser
 Creative Commons JavaScript license selector in the form of a JavaScript widget XSLT GNU General Public License v2.0 Github Slack
8
cc-resource-archive
 Collection of resources on Creative Commons (CC) tools and other open topics Dockerfile MIT License Website Github
9
CCID-cas
 RubyCAS customizations for CCID (Creative Commons ID) HTML Other Website Github
10
CCID-MediaWiki
 Script to add CCID users to MediaWiki PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Github
11
ccos-scripts
 Scripts used to maintain various pieces of CC's open source presence. Python MIT License Github
12
ccrel-guide
 A guide to using the Creative Commons Rights Expression Language (CC REL) HTML Other Website Github
13
certificates-landing-page-theme
 Theme for CC Certificates website landing page SCSS GNU General Public License v2.0 Website Github
14
chooser
 The new and improved CC license selection tool. JavaScript MIT License Website Github
15
commoners
 Creative Commons Global Network website PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Website Github
16
Creative-Commons-Post-Republisher
 This plugin allows you to add a button to your WordPress site's posts which will display terms and licensing for Creative Commons reposting, as well as the title and content of the post for easy sharing. This is useful for sites that want to easily and clearly share their content with others. PHP GNU General Public License v3.0 Github
17
creativecommons-base
 Base WordPress theme for Creative Commons websites. PHP MIT License Website Github Slack
18
creativecommons-certificate
 WordPress theme for the CC Certificate Website PHP MIT License Github
19
creativecommons.github.io-source
 Source files for CC Open Source website HTML MIT License Website Github
20
creativecommons.org
 Legacy legal code translations and general support issues HTML MIT License Github
21
data-science-playground
 Jupyter Notebook MIT License Github Slack
22
faq
 Creative Commons FAQ page HTML Other Website Github
23
index-dev-env
 Local development environment for CreativeCommons.org (product name: index) Shell Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Github
24
index-prototype
 This is the UX frontend prototyping repository for the new creativecommons.org website build, inspired by the Vocabulary design system. HTML Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Website Github
25
legaldb
 CC Legal Database: curated repository of Case Law and Scholarship data from around the world in a Django based website. Python MIT License Website Github Slack
26
licensebuttons
 Creative Commons badges, license Buttons, etc. Python MIT License Website Github
27
magical-pony
 Helper tool for staging CC license legalcode translations before they are officially published HTML Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Github
28
mp
 Documentation for CC integration into user-generated content platforms MIT License Website Github
29
og-image-generator
 An open graph image generator for Creative Commons projects. TypeScript MIT License Website Github Slack
30
open4us.org
 Open Professionals Education Network (OPEN) website Shell Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Website Github
31
quantifying
 quantify the size and diversity of the commons--the collection of works that are openly licensed or in the public domain Jupyter Notebook MIT License Github Slack
32
reversionary-rights
 International reversionary rights resources site. HTML MIT License Website Github
33
rubycas-client-rails
 Rails plugin for the RubyCAS-Client Ruby MIT License Github
34
scholars-addenda
 The scholars addenda system. Python MIT License Website Github
35
search
 Creative Commons Search Portal CSS MIT License Website Github
36
sre-salt-prime
 Site Reliability Engineering / DevOps SaltStack configuration files SaltStack MIT License Github
37
sre-wp-pull
 Creative Commons Site Reliability Engineering WordPress Data Pull Shell MIT License Github
38
stateof
 Static copies of previous State of the Commons sites Shell Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Website Github
39
taaccct
 Profiles of exemplary workforce training programs supported by the U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College & Career Training program. JavaScript Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Website Github
40
team-open
 Collection of stories documenting the power of open licensing Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Website Github
41
termination-of-transfer
 Termination of Transfer tool JavaScript GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Website Github
42
the-power-of-open
 Creative Commons created the legal and technical infrastructure that allows effective sharing of knowledge, art and data by individuals, organizations and governments. More importantly, millions of creators took advantage of that infrastructure to share work that enriches the global commons for all humanity. The Power of Open collects the stories of those creators. Other Website Github
43
vocabulary
 A cohesive system of design for Creative Commons HTML Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal Website Github
44
vocabulary-theme
 WordPress Theme implementation of the Vocabulary design system PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Github
45
wp-plugin-cc-global-network
 PHP MIT License Github Slack
46
wp-plugin-creativecommons
 Official Creative Commons plugin for licensing your content. With Creative Commons licenses, keep your copyright AND share your creativity. PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Website Github Slack
47
wp-plugin-creativecommons-website
 This WordPress plugin provides custom functionality for the creativecommons.org website. PHP Other Github Slack
48
wp-theme-cc-chapter
 Creative Commons Chapter site theme (including chapter sites setup, taxonomies, and widget code) PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Github
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wp-theme-cc-commoners
 PHP MIT License Github Slack
50
wp-theme-cctoolkit
 Creative Commons - Business Toolkit WordPress theme PHP GNU General Public License v2.0 Github
51
wp-theme-creativecommons.org
 New WordPress theme for Creative Commons website PHP MIT License Github
52
wp-theme-openglam
 [WIP] WordPress theme for openglam.org PHP MIT License Github Slack
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wp-theme-summit
 PHP MIT License Github Slack