Free books and materials
We gather the best sources of free books and public domain graphics for you. All sites below provide materials for free.
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Wolne Lektury
Polish platform with thousands of works of Polish and world literature in EPUB and PDF formats.
Polona.pl
Digital National Library. Collections of scans of historical books, maps and drawings. Great place to find old, beautiful editions of classics.
Wikiźródła
Polish edition of Wikisource. Literary and historical texts in the public domain.
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free ebooks in many languages. You can download EPUB or TXT and convert to PDF.
Federacja Bibliotek Cyfrowych
Aggregator of over 120 Polish digital libraries. One place, millions of documents.
Europeana
European cultural heritage platform. Access to digital collections from museums and libraries across the continent.
Chmura Czytania
A library run by a foundation that focuses on "important" books—philosophy, classic novels, and literature that shapes the mind. Features high-quality translations of foreign classics (Kafka, Conrad, Chekhov) into Polish.
Dolnośląska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
One of the most active regional digital libraries. Best for specialized regional history, old maps of Lower Silesia, and scientific works. Great if you want to bind a book about a specific Polish city or region.
Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
The digital arm of one of the world's oldest universities (Jagiellonian University). Best for rare manuscripts and academic history. If you want to print something that feels "scholarly" or medieval, look here.
Standard Ebooks
Beautifully formatted free ebooks with carefully selected typography. All works — typography, code, and covers — are released into the Public Domain.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Thousands of wonderful botanical and zoological illustrations from old scientific atlases.
Beautify your book with free graphics from open sources. Vintage illustrations, botanical drawings and decorative graphics.
Wikimedia Commons
Huge database of photos, engravings, maps and illustrations under open licenses.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Over 400,000 artworks available for free use, including botanical graphics, engravings and paintings.
Rawpixel – Public Domain
Carefully prepared vintage and botanical illustrations, ready to download and paste.
NYPL Digital Collections
Collections of the New York Public Library, many in the public domain.
Smithsonian Open Access
Specially marked items under CC0 license. You can use, transform, and distribute them without asking permission.
Rijksmuseum (Rijksstudio)
High-resolution downloads of historical collections from the museum. Apply CC0 or Public Domain Mark for free access.
NASA Images
Space and scientific images from NASA. As a US Government agency, their work is generally not subject to copyright. Just avoid using the NASA logo (the "meatball") or implying endorsement.
Old Book Illustrations
Specialize in public domain art. Most are safe, but they include a disclaimer that laws vary by country. Books printed before 1929 are generally clear worldwide.
Public Domain Review
Curated works from the public domain. Images usually link back to sources like the British Library. Always click through to verify the final source's license.
Theatrical plays, scripts and literary works available in films and recordings. Perfect source for hard-to-find dramatic works.
Ninateka (Literatura)
Polish video and audio archive. While mostly focused on video and audio, they have a "Literature" section with scripts and theatrical plays that are hard to find elsewhere.
We gather the best sources of free books and public domain graphics for you. All sites below provide materials for free.