Open Source Projects

This is a list of all active open source software projects that Creative Commons 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

We are actively looking for help with these projects and each project has open GitHub issues that are ready for external contribution.

CC Catalog API

The Creative Commons Catalog API allows programmatic access to search for CC-licensed and public domain digital media.

Python Django Django REST Framework Elasticsearch

CC Search

CC Search is a search tool for CC-licensed and public domain content across the internet.

JavaScript Vue.js

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.		MIT License	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	GitHub Website
3	caselaw	Creates a static website of Case Law and Scholarship data from around the world based on Google Form responses and manually curated.	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website Slack
4	cc-license-chooser	Creative Commons JavaScript license selector in the form of a JavaScript widget	XSLT	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
5	cc-link-checker	Automated link checker for legalcode and license URLs	Python	MIT License	GitHub
6	cc-mexico-micro	Temporary microsite for mx.creativecommons.org		MIT License	GitHub Website
7	cc-resource-archive	Collection of resources on CC tools and other open topics		MIT License	GitHub Website
8	cc-wp-theme	WordPress theme used on creativecommons.org	Hack	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
9	cc.api	Legacy API to integrate the Creative Commons licensing engine into third party applications	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
10	cc.engine	Python app that runs part of the license engine on CC's website	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website
11	cc.i18n	Localization data for CC's deeds and license chooser	Python	MIT License	GitHub
12	cc.license	Python app that runs part of the license engine on CC's website	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
13	cc.licenserdf	RDF describing Creative Commons licenses	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
14	cccatalog	Mapping the commons towards an open ledger and cc search.	Python	MIT License	GitHub
15	cccatalog-api	The Creative Commons Catalog API allows programmatic access to search for CC-licensed and public domain digital media.	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
16	cccatalog-dataviz	Data visualizations of CC-licensed works across the internet.	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website
17	cccatalog-frontend	CC Search is a search tool for CC-licensed and public domain content across the internet.	JavaScript	MIT License	GitHub Website
18	CCID-cas	RubyCAS customizations for CCID (Creative Commons ID)	HTML	Other	GitHub Website
19	CCID-MediaWiki	Script to add CCID users to MediaWiki	PHP	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
20	ccos-scripts	Scripts used to maintain various pieces of CC's open source presence.	Python	MIT License	GitHub
21	ccrel-guide	A guide to using the Creative Commons Rights Expression Language (CC REL)	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website
22	ccsearch-browser-extension	Cross-Browser extension to search, filter and use images in the public domain and under Creative Commons licenses.	JavaScript	MIT License	GitHub Website
23	certificates-landing-page-theme	Theme for CC Certificates website landing page	CSS	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub Website
24	certificates-themes-plugins	Themes and plugins for the Certificates WP site.	CSS	Other	GitHub Website
25	chooser	[WIP] The new and improved CC license selection tool.	JavaScript	MIT License	GitHub Website
26	commoners	Creative Commons Global Network website	PHP	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub Website
27	creativecommons.github.io	Static files for CC Open Source website. ⚠ DO NOT MODIFY THIS REPOSITORY! To edit, use the creativecommons.github.io-source repository.	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website
28	creativecommons.github.io-source	Source files for CC Open Source website	HTML	MIT License	GitHub Website
29	creativecommons.org	Website parent project, legalcode and translations, and GitHub Issues for public help and support	HTML	Other	GitHub Website
30	faq	Creative Commons FAQ page	HTML	Other	GitHub Website
31	fonts	A collection of typefaces for the web facing Creative Commons	JavaScript	MIT License	GitHub Website
32	image-crawler	A polite image crawler that can thumbnail and extract metadata from images at scale	Python	MIT License	GitHub
33	labs	(Deprecated) Tech Team blog		MIT License	GitHub
34	licensebuttons	Creative Commons badges, license Buttons, etc.	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
35	magical-pony	Helper tool for staging CC license legalcode translations before they are officially published	HTML	Other	GitHub
36	mp	Documentation for CC integration into user-generated content platforms	HTML	Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal	GitHub Website
37	new-creativecommons.org	Primary Creative Commons website	PHP	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub Website
38	new-www-plugin	creativecommons.org various custom plugins for content types, mostly	PHP	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub Website
39	new-www-theme	creativecommons.org theme, to make it look lovely	CSS	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub Website
40	open4us.org	open4us.org website	PHP	MIT License	GitHub Website
41	openpolicynetwork.org	OPN Website	PHP	MIT License	GitHub Website
42	rdfadict		Python	MIT License	GitHub
43	reversionary-rights	International reversionary rights resources site.	HTML	MIT License	GitHub
44	rubycas-client-rails	Rails plugin for the RubyCAS-Client	Ruby	MIT License	GitHub
45	scholars-addenda	The scholars addenda system.	Python	MIT License	GitHub Website
46	search	Legacy Creative Commons Search, no longer under development	CSS	MIT License	GitHub Website
47	sre-salt-prime	Site Reliability Engineering / DevOps SaltStack configuration files	SaltStack	MIT License	GitHub
48	sre-wp-pull	Creative Commons Site Reliability Engineering WordPress Data Pull	Shell	MIT License	GitHub
49	taaccct	Profiles of exemplary workforce training programs supported by the U.S. Department of Labor TAACCCT program.	JavaScript	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International	GitHub Website
50	team-open	Collection of stories documenting the power of open licensing		Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International	GitHub Website
51	termination-of-transfer	Termination of Transfer tool	JavaScript	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0	GitHub
52	vocabulary	A cohesive design system to unify the web facing Creative Commons	CSS	MIT License	GitHub Website
53	vue-vocabulary	A Vue component library implementing a cohesive design system to unite the web facing Creative Commons	JavaScript	MIT License	GitHub Website
54	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	GitHub Website
55	wp-theme-base	New base WordPress theme for Creative Commons websites	PHP	Not specified	GitHub
56	wp-theme-cc-chapter	Creative Commons Chapter site theme (including chapter sites setup, taxonomies, and widget code)	CSS	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
57	wp-theme-cc-sotc	WordPress theme for the State of the Commons	CSS	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
58	wp-theme-cctoolkit	Creative Commons - Business Toolkit WordPress theme	PHP	GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub
59	wp-theme-creativecommons.org	New WordPress theme for Creative Commons website	CSS	Not specified	GitHub
60	wp-theme-summit			GNU General Public License v2.0	GitHub