Images talk a lot more than words do, and as Icons are images specifically designed to deliver a message they are simply great at it. For that reason Icons can be really handsome when you’re designing a web site or a blog and can kick start or support the creative process. There are thousands of free Icons available which is very good but it can be hard to find the Icon Sets suitable for use in web design. This article gives you one of the largest compilations of Free Icon Resources and Icon Sets aimed for use in web design. Please let me know if any Resources or Icon packs that should have been included are missing. Always make sure you read the license before using any Icons as this may change rapidly.
Web Injection
Aa Free Icon Set for webmasters and web developers provided by tutorial9.net. The Icon Set has been created by Midtone Design Studio
The set includes 26 free icons at 48×48px size and in a Png format. This Free Icon Set is for use in your personal and commercial projects, and can be used without attribution.
ecqlipse 2
This packet contains 105 system replacement and 137 application icons.
Size is 128 x 128 px.
Token
-90+ 32×32 .ico files for use with Vista and Windows 7
-90+ 128×128 .png files for use with any ‘dock’ applications
+ White Versions of the above!
MannMitDerTarnjacke
Icon Set contains 27 .png dock icons and 25 .ico files.
Lucid: Icons
Contains over 250 .png dock icons in both black and white (+500 total!) of widely used applications, games, and system icons. PSD included
Random Jabber
3D Cartoon Icons Pack III
This pack has 205 icons with 3D effect.
Pinvoke
Fugue Icons: 2,225 icons are included in PNG format (16×16 pixel).
Diagona Icons: 400 icons are included in PNG format (10×10 and 16×16 pixel).
Free web development icons
Icojoy team’s new 24×24 free icon set in web 2.0 style
BacktoPixel
Icojoy team presents new free icon set in pixel style. These icons are free to use in any kind of project unlimited times.
Free web development icons #3
The subjects of this set are blogs, dating, player, social networks. These icons are free to use in any kind of project unlimited times.
Free web development icons #2
These icons are free to use in any kind of project unlimited times.
Free web development icons #1
These icons are free to use in any kind of project unlimited times.
Sweetie
Sweetie BasePack (182 icons)
Sweetie WebCommunication (37 icons)
Fam Fam Fam
4 free sets of mini size but good quality icons
Brand Spanking New
Here are 113 10×10 greyscale icons in .gif format
Graphic Push
Developpers Icons
105 icons (32×32) for your toolbar or anything. (.png, .ico, .icns, .icontainer)
Simplicio
The set contains 78 free icons in .png and .ico including AI which can be useful for both corporate and personal setting.
Ecommerce Icons
32 free e-commerce icons.
BS-Markup
Sanscons Icon Set
Exploding Boy
Greyscale
bwpx Icons
Vector Icon Set
“sketch’d up!” Icon Set
Facebook UI Icon Set
the facebook ui icons in a high res and vector form… with slight adherences to the tango specification
Small Arrow Icon Set
Irokez CMS Icon Set
Liquidicity Icon Set
165 vector icons x 5 colours = 825 icons.
Web Application Icons
Web-Icons-Pack
Ganato – Psd Icons
Web2.0 Icons Pack
Icon Repositories and Search Engines
IconFinder
IconDock – Free Icons
IconPot
IcoFree
IconStick
VistaIcons
IconBee
IconBulk
YellowIcon – Downloads
FastIcon – Freeware
Double-J Design – Free Icons
DryIcons
FreeIconsDownload
FreeIconsWeb
IconLook
IconFactory – Freeware
Iconspedia
IconBuffet – Free Delivery
AjaxLoad – Loading Animation Generator
IconArchive
BestFreeIcons
Simplicio
The set contains 78 free icons in .png and .ico including AI which can be useful for both corporate and personal setting.
massively helpful article!
thanks
Great collection. I have seen some of these before but most are very helpful. Thanks.
Very helpful. Some real gems of icons over there. A big thank you to the icon designers too for sharing their icons.
One more: http://www.iconerz.com
Thank you for linking to our “Web Application Icons”. However, the correct link should be
http://www.webappers.com/2008/02/12/webappers-released-free-web-application-icons-set/
Please amend it. Thank you in advance.
I have a free stock icon set here:
http://25icons.com/?Icon-Set=Super-Simple-Grey-Series
Check it out and let me know what you think. Download. Enjoy.
I would love my icon site added to this list
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Great collection. But I would like to add free (CC-NC licensed) 244 black & white mono color icon set. All Icons are optimized for 16×16 pixel size and available in 16×16, 32×32 and 48×48 pixel sizes and good for wireframing, toolbars or iPhone/iPad apps. It is available in black and white colors. Full version includes vector EPS icons and flash SWF icons.
Thank you for the useful tips!
Thanks for this cool icon resources
Free Icon Sets for Cruzine Readers – Enjoy and Utilize! – http://www.cruzine.com/2010/07/13/free-icon-sets/