50 Amazing Free Icon Sets

Sep 1 2010 by Tomas Laurinavicius | 34 Comments

There are a lot of free icon sets out there for you to use. In this collection, we rounded up a few icon sets from all over the web that you can use in your design projects.

The hundreds of featured icons here are diverse in their styles: glossy, hand-drawn, realistic, textured are among the design themes you’ll find. I hope you find a handful of icon sets that you’ll bookmark, download, and use!

Note: You should read the license of each icon set before using them. Some of the icon sets featured here are available only for personal use.

If you want to discover more free icons, check out our other collections:

40 Beautiful Free Icon Sets
30 High-Quality Icon Sets for E-Commerce Designs
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Freebie Icons category on Six Revisions

In addition, here our our collections of icon design tutorials in case you want to learn how to make icons yourself:

1. Icons Pack "Web Cartoon"

40 icons – 48x48px – PNG format.

2. Near

15 icons – 170x130px – PNG format.

3. Adobe icons

5 icons – 32×32–512x512px – PNG format.

4. Blue icons

5 icons – 256x256px – PNG format.

5. So sweet

6 icons – 100x100px – ICO format.

6. Project Icons

165 icons – 32x32px (some 48px) – PNG, ICO, ICNS formats.

7. Toolbar Icon Set

35 icons – 32x32px – PNG, ICO, ICNS formats.

8. Sport balls set

6 icons -500x500px – PNG format.

9. Fruit Pack

8 icons – 16×16–48x48px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS formats.

10. 32px Mantra v2

39 icons – 32x32px – PNG format.

11. PixeloPhilia2

44 icons – 32x32px – PNG format.

12. Drinks

8 icons – 64×64-128x128px – PNG format.

13. Classy Folder Icons

29 icons (and 6 color themes) – 16×16-512x512px – PNG and ICO formats.

14. Gifts icons pack 2

3 icons – 64×64-128x128px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.

15. Falcon 32px

21 icons – 32x32px – PNG format.

16. Abobe CS5 Master Collection Icons

24 icons - 128x128px – PNG format.

17. Icecream icon set

6 icons – 64×64–256x256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS formats.

18. 12 Creative Wooden Social Networking Icons

12 icons – 16×16–256x256px – PNG format.

19. Kitchen icons

34 icons – 128x128px – PNG format.

20. Folders: A Free Icon Set

9 icons - 256×256-512x512px – PNG format.

21. Gifts icons pack 1

3 icons - 64×64-128x128px – PNG and ICO formats.

22. Social and Web Icons

57 icons – 64x64px – PNG format.

23. Lovely website icons pack 1

8 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.

24. Lovely website icons pack 2

8 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.

25. Currency Stock Icons

4 icons – 64×64-512x512px – PNG format.

26. Artcore Icons Nr. 1

9 icons – 512x512px – PNG format.

27. Artcore Icons Nr. 2

7 icons – 512x512px – PNG format.

28. Mini Icon Set

22 icons – 16×16-48x48px – ICO, ICNS, and iContainer format.

29. General Vector Icons

8 icons – 32x32px – PNG and AI formats.

30. Sinem Final Version

26 icons – 512x512px – PNG, ICNS, and iContainer formats.

31. Burnt Wood: A Social Media Icon Set

12 icons – 420x420px – PNG format.

32. Gentle Romantic icons

5 icons – 512x512px – PNG format.

33. Very Emotional Emoticons

40 icons - 32×32-128x128px – PNG format.

34. Incredibly Detailed 3D Icon Set

30 icons – 128x128px – PNG format.

35. 60+ Detailed Vector Icons

60+ icons – 32×32-96x96px – PNG format.

36. “Where Are My Money” Icon Set

6 icons – 256x256px – PNG format.

37. Twitter Icons TweetMyWeb

10 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.

38. Fliraneo icon pack

5 icons – various sizes – PNG format.

39. WooFunction: 178 Amazing Web Design Icons

178 icons – 32x32px – PNG format.

40. Free Set of 25 Icons from TurboMilk

25 icons – 16×16-64x64px – PNG format.

41. Basic set

42 icons – 16×16-64×64 – PNG format.

42. Basic Set 2

42 icons – 16×16-64×64 – PNG format.

43. Office Supplies

9 icons -512x512px – PNG format.

44. Morning Pleasure

16 icons – 256x256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.

45. Social Buzz Icon Pack

12 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.

46. 3D Social Media Icon Pack

20 icons – 64x64px – PNG format.

47. NIXUS Icon Pack

60 icons – 32×32-64x64px – PNG format.

48. Vibrant Stickers Web Icon Pack

15 icons – 256x256px – PNG format.

49. Browsers – Navigateurs

10 icons – 256x256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.

50. Mobile Icon Set

10 icons – 32×32-128x128px – PNG format.

About the Author

Tomas Laurinavičius is a blogger and designer from Lithuania who’s currently studying Multimedia Design & Communication in Denmark. Check his work at his personal portfolio site and follow him on Twitter.