The following are not considered media files, and may not be hosted here:
Explanatory and other text is permitted on the file page only to the extent to which it advances Commons' aim and is not excluded educational content. music and spoken dialogue) and video clips, along with any associated metadata. Wikimedia Commons hosts only media files such as photographs, scanned images, diagrams, animations, audio (e.g. These are explained in more detail below.
Must be of an allowable free file format.Uploaded files are within scope only if they comply with all of the following conditions. For example, files consisting of scans of out-of-copyright books, newspapers and the like which preserve original font, layout, embedded images and the like are within scope. Also allowed are files which embody something of value over and above raw text. to serve as the basis of a reliable, verifiable source) are in scope.
However, Commons can be used to host such material if included in a shareable media file that is of use to one of the other Wikimedia Foundation-hosted (WMF) projects, so scanned copies of existing texts that are useful to other WMF projects (e.g. Purely textual material such as plain-text versions of recipes, lists of instructions, poetry, fiction, quotations, dictionary definitions, lesson plans or classroom material, and the like are better hosted elsewhere, for example at Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, Wikiversity or Wikisource.
If you just need a brief overview, see Commons:Project scope/Summary. It acts as a common repository for all Wikimedia projects, but the content can be used by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to all. 5 A word on some areas of particular concern.4 Scope part 2: Pages, galleries and categories.
3.5.2 Non-allowable reasons for PDF and DjVu formats.3.5.1 Allowable reasons for PDF and DjVu formats.3.4.1 File in use in another Wikimedia project.3.4 Must be realistically useful for an educational purpose.3.3 Must be freely licensed or public domain.3.2 Must be an allowable free file format.