Mixkit
Mixkit is a free web library of digital items for creative projects, including stock video, music, sound effects, video templates, and digital art.
What Mixkit is
Mixkit is a free web library of digital items for creative projects, including stock video, music, sound effects, video templates, and digital art. Its video collection includes HD and 4K clips, including vertical footage, without watermarks. The music library has royalty-free tracks for video projects, podcasts, and online advertising, with unlimited downloads and no attribution or sign-up required. Mixkit also offers free sound effects and templates for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. Premiere Pro templates require the latest Adobe Premiere Pro; After Effects is not required to open Mogrts or project files. License terms differ by item type. For stock video, the Restricted License allows non-commercial projects, while the Free License allows commercial use. Items covered by the Mixkit Free License can be used in commercial and non-commercial projects. Downloads provide a non-exclusive license to use an item, not ownership. Mixkit’s terms prohibit using scripts or bots to mass-download items or scrape its library or database. Its user terms identify Envato as the service provider.
Good
- Free stock video includes HD and 4K clips
- Music downloads require no attribution or sign-up
- Free License items allow commercial use
- Templates cover four video-editing applications
Watch out
- Restricted-license stock video is non-commercial only
- Premiere Pro templates require the latest Premiere Pro
- Downloads grant a license, not ownership
- Mass downloads and scraping are prohibited
Who it suits
Mixkit suits people seeking video, music, sound effects, templates, or digital art for creative work. Users planning commercial video projects should check the license for each item.
Verdict
Mixkit offers free creative assets, but permitted use depends on the item’s license. Check those terms before using stock video commercially or downloading items in bulk.
Plans and prices
From Mixkit's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Videos, music, sound effects, templates and art · no sign-up · no watermark · attribution usually not required · No billing; unlimited downloads |
The facts
Each one read from Mixkit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Acquisition news
- Shutterstock announced completion of its acquisition of Envato on July 22, 2024; the deal added Envato's 650,000 subscribers and was announced at $245 million cash.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK availability
- Mixkit's official pages document browser search and asset downloads but publish no public API, SDK or self-hosting instructions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Items under the Mixkit Free License can be used in commercial and non-commercial projects.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Download restriction
- Mixkit's terms prohibit scripts or bots from mass-downloading items or scraping the entire library or database.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Download terms
- Downloading an item grants a non-exclusive license to use it and does not transfer ownership.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Editorial rating: DoInDigital
- DoInDigital gives Mixkit an overall editorial score of 4.5 out of 5.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fresh content
- Mixkit says new creator-made videos are added every week.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Library counts
- The homepage lists more than 46,000 stock-video clips, more than 1,000 music tracks, more than 3,000 sound effects and 851 video templates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License structure
- Mixkit publishes separate licenses for stock video, restricted stock video, music, sound effects, templates and art.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License types
- Mixkit has separate licenses for stock video, stock music, sound effects, video templates and art, and stock video has both Free and Restricted licenses.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Limit: account features
- Kripesh Adwani reports no user accounts, favorites, download history or direct customer-support channel.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: licensing confusion
- DoInDigital and Educators Technology warn that Restricted License clips can be mistakenly used in commercial work if the label is missed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: search depth
- FreemiumVisuals and Kripesh Adwani report that niche searches can return few or no suitable results.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: smaller catalog
- Independent reviews describe Mixkit's roughly 45,000-to-50,000 assets as smaller than major paid libraries.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: upsell clutter
- DoInDigital and FreemiumVisuals criticize premium Envato Elements assets and promotional prompts appearing alongside free results.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Music library
- Mixkit offers royalty-free music tracks for video projects, podcasts and online advertising, with unlimited downloads and no attribution or sign-up required.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Music licensing
- Free-license music can be used commercially online, in podcasts, social posts, ads and YouTube videos without payment.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- The site recommends current Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari versions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: no stock photos
- FreemiumVisuals and Kripesh Adwani note that Mixkit lacks a stock-photo collection.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founder year
- Envato's LinkedIn profile says the company began in 2006 with three founders in Sydney.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- Mixkit's official information page states that it was founded in 2019.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Maker headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Envato headquarters at 551 Swanston Street, Melbourne, with 501–1,000 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker legal entity
- Crunchbase identifies the operating legal name as Envato Elements Pty Ltd, a private Melbourne, Australia company.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Editorial rating: FreemiumVisuals
- FreemiumVisuals rated Mixkit 4.3 out of 5 after a 45-day test.checked 15 Oct 2026
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