Found - Explore History
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Found is an archival research and discovery tool for exploring millions of public-domain films, photographs, audio recordings, books, and historical documents from the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Browse, read, watch, and listen — completely free. Found surfaces the license and attribution for every item, so you always know exactly how a piece of media can be used.
DISCOVER THE ARCHIVE
Explore one of the largest collections of human culture ever assembled. Search by year, media type, creator, subject, and license type. Found's on-device recommendation engine learns your interests privately — no accounts, no tracking, no data leaves your device.
ORGANIZE YOUR RESEARCH
Save items to personal collections. Follow archive creators and channels. Build a research library around any topic — history, film, music, literature, science, or culture.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Every item in Found displays its source, license type, and rights information. Found Pro users get a one-tap attribution generator that produces properly formatted credit text for any item — ready to copy into a paper, article, video description, or creative project.
FOUND PRO — THE SERIOUS ARCHIVE TOOLKIT
Found Pro is for researchers, educators, journalists, designers, and creators who work with archival media regularly.
Pro includes:
— Unlimited saved items and collections
— Offline research library (cache selected items for reading and viewing without internet)
— Advanced license filters: search specifically for CC0, Public Domain, CC-BY, and commercial-friendly works
— Attribution generator with copy-ready credit text
— Citation export: MLA, APA, Chicago, BibTeX, and Markdown
— PDF reader with bookmarks, highlights, and notes
— Collection export: Markdown, CSV, and PDF reading list
— Creator tools: source overlays, caption text, thumbnail export, and vertical crop for Reels, TikTok, and Shorts
— Bulk metadata export
FEATURING:
— Millions of public-domain and Creative Commons items
— Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons integrated
— License and rights display on every item
— On-device ML recommendations — 100% private
— No accounts. No tracking. No ads.
— Dark and Light mode
Found does not host any media files. All content is accessed directly from its original source. Found helps you find, understand, credit, and organize archival media responsibly.
Privacy Policy: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/privacy.html
Copyright & DMCA: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/dmca.html
Support: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/faq.html
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
Wikimedia Commons is now in Found.
Explore millions of freely licensed photographs, illustrations,
and maps from one of the world's largest open archives
—seamlessly integrated alongside Internet Archive content.
The Archival Research Toolkit:
This update also introduces powerful new tools for serious researchers:
- On-Device OCR: Extract text from archival PDFs and documents instantly.
- Citation Export: Generate MLA, APA, and Chicago credits with one tap.
- Bulk Metadata Export: Export your research collections to CSV or Markdown.
History is hiding in plain sight. Go find it.