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Burst
Burst · Ottawa, Canada · founded 2016
What it is
Burst is a free web stock-photo platform powered by Shopify. Its library contains thousands of high-resolution, royalty-free images from photographers around the world, with entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and bloggers among its stated audience. Photos can be downloaded in high or low resolution, then cropped, resized, given text or filters, or otherwise modified. Burst says commercial use does not require attribution, and images can be used on online stores or ecommerce marketplaces. Its Free plan costs nothing. The terms prohibit selling unaltered licensed content as digital photo files and prohibit unlawful uses. Site, application, and content use follows Shopify’s Privacy Policy. Account holders are responsible for password security and account activity. Burst was started by photographers Sarah Pflug and Matthew Henry in Toronto and is supported by contributors worldwide.
For and against
For
- Free plan costs $0
- Thousands of high-resolution images
- Commercial use without attribution
- High- and low-resolution downloads
- Photos can be edited
Against
- Cannot sell unaltered licensed content as digital files
- Unlawful uses are prohibited
- Password and account activity are the holder’s responsibility
The verdict
Burst offers a broad free image library with commercial-use terms and simple editing options. Review its restrictions before redistributing downloaded content.
Who it suits
Burst suits entrepreneurs and creative professionals seeking downloadable stock images for commercial projects. It is useful for web stores and ecommerce marketplaces needing editable photos.
Plans and prices
Free
Free stock photos · High and low resolution downloads · Commercial use
Read 11 Oct 2026 · shopify.com
On the record
- Account security
- Burst's terms say account holders are responsible for keeping their password secure and for activity under their account.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Burst says it aims to build a free image library for entrepreneurs and describes its audience as including designers, developers, bloggers and entrepreneurs.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Burst photos are free for commercial use, and attribution is not required.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Contributor community
- Burst says it was started by photographers Sarah Pflug and Matthew Henry in Toronto and is supported by contributors around the world.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cross-platform use
- Burst says its photos may be used on any online store platform or ecommerce marketplace.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Download options
- The site offers high-resolution and low-resolution download options for photos.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users may crop, resize, add text or filters, and otherwise modify the photos.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Library
- Burst says its library contains thousands of high-resolution, royalty-free images from a global community of photographers.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Photo restrictions
- Burst's terms prohibit selling unaltered licensed content as digital photo files and prohibit unlawful uses of content.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Burst's terms state that use of the site, application and content is governed by Shopify's Privacy Policy.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Burst is a free stock photo platform powered by Shopify.shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Burst Terms of Service direct questions about those terms to [email protected].shopify.com · read 11 Oct 2026
