# CC Search aka Openverse
**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/cc-search-aka-openverse/3344
**Category:** The Plaza
**Created:** [December 6, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/cc-search-aka-openverse/3344 "2021-12-06T16:37:03Z")
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### Author:  [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/cc-search-aka-openverse/3344/1 "2021-12-06T16:37:03Z")
I only vaguely remember the story from earlier in the year, but the project behind CC Search search tool developed by Creative Commons has been [adopted by WordPress and named now “Openverse”](https://wordpress.org/openverse/)
You get all the functionality of this federated search of CC licensed images whether [there at WordPress.or](https://wordpress.org/openverse/)g, [the project site](https://search.openverse.engineering/) or [at Creative Commons](https://search.creativecommons.org/).
Look, [10,000 images found for open education](https://wordpress.org/openverse/search/image?q=open%20education)…
[](https://wordpress.org/openverse/search/image?q=open%20education)
But note the many search options to filter by license, or specific source of the image.
I came across a reference to this via a [WP Tavern Jukebox podcast #10 What’s in WordPress 5.9, and What Is Openverse?](https://wptavern.com/podcast/10-whats-in-wordpress-5-9-and-what-is-openverse) where the project manager for Openverse, Zack Krida shared what they were working on, including building the full search capability for audio content and 3D models.
Here is that segment from the podcast…
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in8yE9_ezwU)
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### Author:  [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/cc-search-aka-openverse/3344/2 "2021-12-14T15:21:18Z")
And now it is official.
> **[Dear Users of CC Search, Welcome to Openverse - Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/2021/12/13/dear-users-of-cc-search-welcome-to-openverse/)**
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> Earlier this year, we shared an exciting announcement that CC Search would be joining WordPress. Several beloved former CC tech team alumni joined the team at WordPress to tackle this important initiative, shepherding it forward into an exciting new...
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### Author:  [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/cc-search-aka-openverse/3344/3 "2022-01-26T02:06:45Z")
It looks like [there has been some design work for the Openverse interface](https://make.wordpress.org/design/2021/12/17/redesign-of-openverse/), yellow colors, etc, but the big news is a beta search for CC licensed audio.
[](https://wordpress.org/openverse/)
So I have to [see what they have by searching on “dog”](https://wordpress.org/openverse/search/audio?q=dog)
[](https://wordpress.org/openverse/search/audio?q=dog)
I see a mixture of music tracks (don’t you want to listen to [Batman Loves My Dog](https://search.openverse.engineering/audio/12d54947-85c3-4928-a7e1-0f4fb9594d0e)?) as well as sound effects like [Sheep, Dogs, Horse, and Light Rain](https://search.openverse.engineering/audio/12d54947-85c3-4928-a7e1-0f4fb9594d0e).
Results provide a player, download, license details, tags, and one one of the best things-- cut and paste text for attribution. Here take a listen to [Dogs Drinking Water](https://wordpress.org/openverse/audio/4e5dd314-0146-4908-b1c2-35a75e6ef825)
[](https://wordpress.org/openverse/audio/4e5dd314-0146-4908-b1c2-35a75e6ef825)
Search filters include by specific license, category (music, sound effects, or podcast), duration (short, medium, long), file type (mp3, ogg, flac, but I note I saw wav results too) and source ( FreeSound, Jamendo, or Wikimedia Commons). This is beta so I would bet more sources will be added – among my favorites for audio is the [Free Music Archive](https://freemusicarchive.org/) and [ccMixter](http://ccmixter.org/))
But I am excited to see audio media tossed into the search, and that you can be sure more will be added.
Openverse _sounds_ like a good place to find open licensed audio…