Paste the link to the photo and press Fill to prefill what can be read from the address, such as the site’s licence for Unsplash and Pexels, the file name on Wikimedia Commons, or the photographer on Flickr.
Title, Author, Source, Licence
Creative Commons licences ask you to give appropriate credit, and the practical way to do that is TASL. The title is the name of the work, if it has one. The author is the creator, credited the way they ask to be credited, which can be a real name, a username or an organisation. The source is a link to where you found the work, so others can find it too. The licence is the exact licence name with a link to its deed, such as CC BY 4.0. AttributionMaker builds the credit in that order and adds links wherever you have supplied a URL.
If you changed the work, the licences ask you to say so. Tick the box, describe the change in a few words, and the credit becomes “Adapted from…”, followed by what you did. Under ShareAlike licences your adaptation must be released under the same licence, and under NoDerivatives you may not share an adapted version at all; both are flagged automatically.
Stock photo sites
Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay use their own licences that do not require credit, but each suggests a short line such as “Photo by Name on Unsplash”. Pick the site’s licence and AttributionMaker switches to that style, linking the photographer’s profile and the site or photo page. These credits are courteous rather than mandatory, and they help photographers get seen.
Choosing a format
Plain text suits captions, slides, printed work and places without links; it adds the URLs at the end. HTML is for websites and blogs, with links opening safely. Markdown works in READMEs, documentation, many CMS editors and note apps. The credits list combines everything for a project in your chosen format with a heading, ready for a credits page or a video description. Credits are saved only in this browser. This tool formats credits; it is not legal advice, so check the licence on the original before you use a work.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write a photo credit in a caption?
A common style is “Photo by Name on Site” for stock photos, or the full TASL line for Creative Commons photos. Both are generated here.
Should the credit be a link?
Online, yes. Most licences ask for a link to the source where reasonably possible.
What if the photographer has no name listed?
Use the username or account name they publish under.
Is AttributionMaker free?
Yes. Make as many credits and lists as you like with no account.
Is this legal advice?
No. It formats credits according to each licence’s published guidance. Always read the licence on the original work.