Can I use Wikimedia Commons images?

Short answer: A CC BY-SA 4.0 file, adapted and shared commercially: Yes.

Every file on Wikimedia Commons has its own license (often CC BY-SA, CC BY or public domain), shown on the file page.

A CC BY-SA 4.0 file, adapted and shared commercially: Yes

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA-4.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by CC BY-SA 4.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes, no_additional_restrictions, share_alike

Context

• Pass the file page URL as source_url to check_license and Rightshold reads that file's declared license from Commons. Public-domain claims are marked for review.

Sources

• Reusing content outside Wikimedia

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true,
      "modification": true,
      "redistribution": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown