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These diagrams may be freely downloaded and used for personal enjoyment. While "traditional" origami models are in the public domain, the vast majority of published origami designs are of recent authorship and therefore cannot be published or used commercially without obtaining permission from their creators and/or diagrammers. Please see our copyright page for more details.

For diagrams in general:

  • the work is protected by copyright
  • both the creator (if not ‘Traditional’) and the diagrammer have rights in the work
  • this version of the work is being distributed by OrigamiUSA with permission, for personal use only
  • you may not redistribute it without permission from the relevant copyright-holders
  • for redistribution or commercial usage, please contact us at copyright [at] origamiusa.org.

For the diagrams on this page,

  • Non-profits, origami societies, and educational institutions can use them for free, but give us credit.
  • Individuals may use them in their teaching (both teaching-for-free and paid work) if they join OrigamiUSA. Please give us credit.
  • Other commercial usage should be negotiated with our Development team, at development [at] origamiusa.org.

There are many other sources of origami diagrams on the web, and in many cases the artists have graciously granted free downloading to the website owners. Please respect the generosity of these artists by not distributing or repackaging their work without permission.

You can find many diagrams by modern origami artists in our online magazine, The Fold. (You must be a current member of OrigamiUSA and logged into your web account to see some of The Fold's content.) You can also find downloadable diagrams for sale at at our online store, The Origami Source.

16-Point Modular Star

16-Point Modular Star

8-Petal Flower

Acorn

Army Cap

Baby Elephant

Bicolor House 1

Bicolor House 2

Bird

Blow-up Bunny

Blow-up Bunny

Boat

Traditional Box

Box

Box Variation

Brachiosaurus - Second Design

Burr Puzzle

Candy Cane

Car

Cat

Checker Piece

Checker Piece

checkerboard

Checkerboard

Chicken

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Cicada

Coffee Maker

Conical Roof House

Traditional Crane

Crane

Cup

Cup

Damavand Volcano

Diabolo Masu

Dog

Dog Head

Duck

Envelope

Envelope

Flapping Bird

Flapping Bird

Flapping Peace Dove

Flower with Leaf

Flowuri Star

Frog

Frog

Gabby Guppy

Ganesha Box

Gnatcatcher

Gnatcatcher

Gobbling Turkey

Grasshopper

Gull

Horse Head

House

Interlocking Modular Origamu Unit

Iris

Jumping Frog

Jumping Frog

King David's Crown

Little Church

Love is in the Air

Masu

Masu

Multiform

Octagon Waterwheel

OrigamiUSA Sailboat

Peace Dove

Peace Dove

Pencil

Pencil

Penguin

Photo Frame

Piano

Pixel 4x4

Plain Heart

Pomegranate

Pop Star

Pop Star

Pureland Cicada

Puzzles and Brain Teasers

Pyramid

Right Triangle Bird

Rowboat/Dragonhead

Rowboat/Dragonhead

Sailboat

Sailboat

Sailboat

Samurai Helmet

Santa's Box

Satyr

Scrunch Tree

Sheep

Shining Alice

Six-pointed Star

Star Basket

Star Basket

Sunburst Star

Sunburst Star

Swallow/Hirondelle

Swan

Swan

Toad

Tulip

Tulip

Turkey

Two-Toned Diamond

Vase or Faces?

Waterbomb

Waterbomb

Whale

Whale

Windsurfer

Yakko-san

Yakko-san

Yapping Crow

Yapping Crow

Yin-Yang Forever

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