In 1995, it became the exclusive publisher of more than 500,000 copyright-free images—to create what would be, at the time, one of the largest clip-art libraries in the world.

Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is shuttering its Clip Art library in favor of Bing Images, where users can now download royalty free images to use in their projects.

Culture April 4, 2023 Forget AI—We Need More Clip Art We used to scoff at it, but in an age of relentless commodification, it now seems like a democratizing force.