Stock media · Pond5
Find the image, clip or soundtrack that brings your idea together. Explore Pond5 for videos, social posts, podcasts and presentations, with 20% off your first qualifying order through our link.
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Pond5 is a stock-media marketplace offering photos, illustrations, video footage, music and sound effects. You can license individual items without a subscription, making it an option for a single project as well as ongoing creative work.
Start with the part your project needs: an image to set the scene, a clip to show it in motion, music to set the mood or a sound effect to bring a moment into focus.
For website headers, thumbnails, event posters and presentation covers, look for a clear subject and a crop that fits your layout. If you are adding a headline, leave enough quiet space around it to keep the words readable.
Search idea: “workshop table copy space”. Try a wide crop for a slide or a portrait crop for a poster.
Use footage to introduce a place, illustrate a topic or bridge two scenes in a YouTube video or reel. Choose vertical or landscape framing for your destination, then check resolution, clip length and how the subject moves through the frame.
Search idea: “vertical city night”. For a title sequence, watch the whole preview to check that movement leaves room for your text.
Choose music for the pace and mood of your video, slideshow or podcast. Under narration, an instrumental track with a steady arrangement can leave more space for the voice. Listen for a natural ending or a section you can trim cleanly.
Search idea: “warm acoustic instrumental”. Compare a few previews against your voiceover before choosing.
A short whoosh can mark a transition, a click can reinforce an animation, and rain or room tone can establish a scene. Choose an isolated sound for a precise moment or a longer ambience for a continuous background.
Search idea: “soft transition whoosh”. Check the attack and fade so the effect fits the timing of your edit.
Media types and purchase options: Pond5’s catalogue and pricing overview.
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Yes. Pond5 offers pay-per-item purchases for photos, footage, music and sound effects. Subscriptions are also available for regular downloads; compare the included media and download allowance with what you need. See Pond5’s purchase options.
No. Royalty-free describes the licence, not the price or copyright status. It generally lets you reuse licensed media within the agreed terms without paying a fee for each reuse. See Pond5’s explanation, including its music broadcast exceptions.
Pond5 offers licences for personal and commercial productions, including social media and online video. Choose the licence that covers your project and team. Media marked Editorial Only is not cleared for advertising or promotional use.
Open Pond5 through our offer button. Eligible new customers get 20% off their first qualifying order automatically, with no coupon code. The maximum discount is $500; credit packs and subscription renewals are excluded. See the offer conditions.
Yes. Photos, music, footage and sound effects are included, subject to the first-order conditions above.
Yes, provided you have not made a purchase before. Previous free downloads do not affect your eligibility.