Fotolia User Guide

A detailed tour of Europe's #1 stock photo agency.

We've designed Fotolia's new website to meet the needs of our most demanding customers. Many new features have been added, and there are many more to come.

Menu Bar

The menu bar helps you navigate the website. The menus displayed are contextual, based on whether you are logged in or logged out. To find out more about the menus, please visit the Members Only area or click here.

To see the different menus, simply place your cursor over the menu bar.

Menus Listing

Buy Images!

How to Buy: Search, select, purchase and download procedures in 3 easy steps!
Buy Credits: Credit bundles and promotions - get your credits from £ 0.54.
Subscribe: Need a lot of graphics? Check out our subscription plans and get images from £ 0.12.
Wire Transfer Purchases: The best solution for businesses and public agencies. No need for a credit card, just order and pay by wire transfer.

Images - Vectors - Videos

Standard Collection: Beautiful images from our standard collection.
Infinite Collection: The best images from top photo agencies.
Best Sellers: The most downloaded files from Fotolia.
Newest Uploads: Find our newest content here.
Free Images: See our daily selection of free images here.
Categories: Use our concepts and categories to quickly find images
Galleries: Please see below

Search Engine

Our search engine has been improved to help you to find the images you need. Smarter, faster and more relevant, this new search engine is destined to become your best friend!

First, you'll notice that the type of content can now be specified in the search bar.

Keyword Management

A new system has been designed to manage your keywords queries. There are now 2 ways to enter keywords.

The advanced system

Keywords are displayed in boxes after you launch your query. For compound words, use quotation marks (ex: “New York”).

You can remove any "boxed" keyword with one click on the "x". You can also edit your keywords by clicking on the word itself. Once edited, click on the “Go” button to refresh the results page.

If you prefer, the basic search remains available for your use.

Launching a complex query.

Want to find a particular image in one query? It’s now possible with syntax elements. These three arguments will help you to launch a very precise request: