Start here: find the right website image fast

New to Picdrome? Pick the path that matches what you're doing right now.

Picdrome publishes free, plain-English guidance for entrepreneurs choosing images for their websites. The guidance is organized by where an image goes on a page, who the site is for, and what style it uses, so you can settle what you need before you start looking. Picdrome also offers original AI-generated images; the guides help you choose and check images from a source you trust. This page is a simple router: choose the path below that sounds most like your situation, and follow it.

Pick your path

There's more than one good way to work out which image you need. The fastest route depends on what you already know. Read the four options and follow the one that fits.

I know the page I'm building — Working on a hero, an about section, a pricing page, or a contact block? Start from guidance grouped by where the image goes, so you know what suits that exact spot on the page. → Choose by page section
I know my type of business — A cafe, a law firm, a fitness studio, a SaaS product, a freelance portfolio. Pick your business type and see what kind of image suits that kind of site and the tone it usually needs. → Choose by business type
I want to choose a style first — Have a visual direction in mind, like minimal, bright, moody, or illustrated? Settle the style and subject so every image across your site matches. → Choose by style and category
I want a quick decision — Not sure where to begin? Answer three questions about the page and the look, and the choice narrows itself, so you can get back to building. → Choose the right image for a page

If you're brand new to choosing website images

If this is your first website, choosing images can feel like guesswork. It doesn't have to. A good website image is simple: it fits the page, stays readable behind text, and loads fast. That's the whole job.

Two short reads will get you comfortable quickly. The beginner's guide to website images explains the basics in plain English, including sizes, formats, and what makes an image work in a layout. The image for each website page guide walks through a typical site page by page and suggests what kind of image suits each one.

Between them they lay out a full site, section by section, so you can see at a glance what goes where before you start looking for images.

Plan a matched set

Sometimes you don't want to pick images one at a time. If you'd rather work from a coordinated set, use the pack structures to choose the images as one job so your pages feel like they belong to the same site.

The packs page provides six complete structures and a workflow for assembling a set; it does not provide image downloads. If you're building a whole site from scratch, a starter image checklist for a brand-new business website lists the common sections of a typical site in one place, so you can fill out a first draft fast and refine later.

Check the license before you publish

Picdrome originals use the Picdrome License; images from other sources keep their own terms. Whatever image you use, the current license at its source controls what you may do with it, so read that license before you publish. This is a plain summary, not legal advice.

If you're unsure about a specific use, run it through the pre-publish image rights check, and read free vs royalty-free vs public domain so the labels on an image source mean what you think they mean.

If the image is AI-generated, keep that in mind when you pick images of people or places: an AI-generated face is not a real customer or team member. The AI image disclosure guide covers what to check and when to tell readers.

Building with code or an AI website builder?

If you're wiring images into a template, CMS, or AI website builder, use the developers page as a vendor-neutral design guide. It explains how to keep source, alt text, AI-generated provenance, suggested use, and license information together. It does not document or promise a live Picdrome API.

Your next step

If you only do one thing today, start from the page section. It's the quickest path for most people, because you start from the spot you're actually trying to fill.

Frequently asked questions

I just need one image — where do I start?

Start from the page you're filling. Go to choosing by page section, pick the section you're working on, like a hero or an about block, and note what that spot needs. If you'd rather work it out first, the right-image framework narrows it in three questions.

I don't know what image my page needs. What now?

Read which image belongs on each page, which suggests what kind of image suits each part of a typical site, section by section. For the one-page version, a quick cheat sheet of image types for each page sums it up.

Does Picdrome provide the images?

Yes. Picdrome offers original AI-generated images, downloads, and the Picdrome License. This guide does not document a public image-discovery API. The guides help you choose and check images from a source you trust, and the current license at that source controls how you may use them.

Do I need design skills to use Picdrome?

No. The guides are organized by where an image goes and who it's for, so you don't have to know design theory to make a good choice. If you want a little background, the beginner's guide to website images covers the basics in plain English.

Can I plan a whole set of images at once?

Use the pack-building guide to choose one of six coordinated structures, then select the images it calls for. A starter image checklist for a brand-new business website lists the common sections of a typical site so you can fill out a whole draft in one go.

In short

Picdrome is free guidance for choosing website images, and you can navigate it three ways. Start by page section if you know the spot you're filling, by business type if you know your industry, or by style if you have a look in mind. New to all this? Start with the beginner's guide. Planning a coordinated set? See the packs. Building with code or an AI builder? Visit the developers page. Before you publish, read the current license at the image's source; Picdrome originals use the Picdrome License; images from other sources keep their own terms.