41 Free Insanely High Quality Icon Sets Every Designer Should Own
Every designer loves a freebie that can actually add something to their work. That is probably why free, beautiful, high quality icon sets are among the most coveted freebies for designers. Thankfully, many icon designers create absolutely amazing icon sets and then give them away for free download, hopefully gaining some much deserved exposure in the process.
Not only can well designed icons improve the quality of a designer's work, they can also help to communicate with visitors in a more effective way. Icons help to provide users with more intuitve and memorable illustrations and visual support for possible actions, navigation, or even just understanding of the overall message.
There are many uses for the free icons sets provided below. Not only can they add to web designs (be it blogs, corporate designs, portfolios, magazines, or newspaper layouts) but can also help perfect web and desktop applications.
In the collection below, we present 50 beautifully designed, free and insanely high-quality icons for all designers. All of them can be freely used for private projects, and some are available for commercial use as well. Always read the licenses as they may change from time to time.
*If you feel we left any deserving icon sets out please feel free to suggest more in the comments of this post.*
Old School Icon Pack
Old School Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (in 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256 pixel sizes) icons in the ICO and PNG format. Created by Paul Kadysz.
Yoritsuki Icon Pack
Yoritsuki Icon Pack contains 35 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in the ICO and PNG format. Created by HYBRIDWORKS.
Medieval Helmets Icon Pack
Medieval Helmets Icon Pack contains 12 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in the PNG format. Created by Hellcrawler.
Classic Cameras Icon Pack
Classic Cameras Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (in 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, and 128x128 pixel sizes) icons in the ICO format. Created by Iconcubic.
Happy Valentine's Day Icon Pack
Happy Valentine's Day Icon Pack contains 5 high-quality (in 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, and 128x128 pixel sizes) icons in the PNG format. Created by Eugen Buzuk.
Kidaubis Chinese Wind Icon Pack
Kidaubis Chinese Wind Icon Pack contains 10 (+6 bonus) high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in the PNG format. Created by Kidaubis.
Pioneer Camp Icon Pack
Pioneer Camp Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in the PNG format. Created by Centau.
Places of Interest Icon Pack
Places of Interest Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (100x100 and 200x200 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Iconka.
Car Icon Pack
Car Icon Pack contains 7 high-quality (512x512 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Cyberella74.
Lovely Website 1 Icon Pack
Lovely Website 1 Icon Pack contains 8 high-quality (> 100x100 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by LazyCrazy.
Islamic Icon Pack
Islamic Icon Pack contains 7 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Ademmm.
Lovely Website 2 Icon Pack
Lovely Website 2 Icon Pack contains 8 high-quality (> 100x100 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by LazyCrazy.
Collection Icon Pack
Collection Icon Pack contains 10 high-quality (512x512 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Cyberella74.
Breakfast Icon Pack
Breakfast Icon Pack contains 7 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Andrea Austoni.
Gentle Romantic Icon Pack
Breakfast Icon Pack contains 5 high-quality (512x512 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by LazyCrazy.
MobilePhone Icon Pack
MobilePhone Icon Pack contains 12 high-quality (32x32 and 128x128 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by Youdu.
Harry Potter Icon Pack
Harry Potter Icon Pack contains 5 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Artua.
Project Icon Pack
Project Icon Pack contains 18 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by DezinerFolio.
Bagg and Box Icon Pack
Bag and Box Icon Pack contains 70 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Babasse.
Office Space Icon Pack
Office Space Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (16, 24, 32, 48, 256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by VisualPharm.
Mac Icon Pack
Mac Icon Pack contains 5 high-quality icons in PNG format. Created by Lecoupdulapin.
Star Wars Icon Pack
Star Wars Icon Pack contains 17 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by YellowIcon.
Back to the Future Icon Pack
Back to the Future Icon Pack contains 7 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by YellowIcon.
Star Trek Icon Pack
Star Trek Icon Pack contains 15 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Iconfactory.
Wall-E Icon Pack
Wall-E Pack contains 8 high-quality (64x64 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Artua.
Fight Club Icon Pack
Fight Club Icon Pack contains 21 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in ICO format. Created by Zyotism.
2001 Icon Pack
2001 Icon Pack contains 16 high-quality (128x128 pixels) icons in ICO. Created by Zyotism.
Old School Icon Pack
Old School Icon Pack contains 82 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Sebastien Durel.
The City Icon Pack
The City Icon Pack contains 16 high-quality (16, 32, 48, 128, 256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Alejandro Lopez.
Cute Furry Monster Icon Pack
Cute Furry Monster Icon Pack contains 4 high-quality icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Chris Spooner.
Royal Icon Pack
Royal Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (32, 48, 64, 128 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Artua.
Baggy Icon Pack
Baggy Icon Pack contains 5 high-quality icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by FreebiesDock.
172 Final Country Flag Icon Pack
172 Final Country Flag Icon Pack contains 172 high-quality (48x48 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by Customicondesign.
Caterpillar Dock Icon Pack
Caterpillar Dock Icon Pack contains 28 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by Maakdogan.
Container Icon Pack
Container Icon Pack contains 40 high-quality (16, 32, 48, 128, 256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Mehmet Gozetlik.
Dunk and Olympic Icon Pack
Dunk and Olympic Icon Pack contains 24 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by Kidaubis.
Classic Music Icon Pack
Classic Music Icon Pack contains 4 high-quality (32, 64, 128 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Vlademareous.
Tools Icon Pack
Tools Icon Pack contains 8 high-quality (64, 128, 256 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by David Mottram.
Sweets Icon Pack
Sweets Icon Pack contains 6 high-quality (256x256 pixels) icons in ICO and PNG format. Created by Klukeart.
Horror Icon Pack
Horror Icon Pack contains 8 high-quality (16, 32, 64, 128, 256 pixels) icons in PNG format. Created by David Arazim.
It might not be so obvious what to do with all these different icons but that is part of the designer's job. Download them now and save them for later. It is better to build up your arsenal now than start searching when you find you really need something. As always, if I left anything out please leave a comment so that I may include it!
blue2x
Awesome post ,wished some of these icons are social media icons , like some old classic icons for facebook etc. I got an idea for my next icon pack =)
MadRukus
Great list of icons, Big Thanks!
Anonymous
nice collections, big thanks.
Anonymous
Awesome collection of Icons John! And kudos to such a great site! Thanks for taking the time to share. I will def be linking this article ...
http://soultravelmultimedia.com/
Anonymous
..great icons..love it..
Anonymous
Yeah! New Icons for my blog! Sweet!
Anonymous
Really wonderful post. this blog is awesome.
Posts with more information will be great.
Webroyalty
Anonymous
nice post!
Anonymous
Great set of "time savers" this will really increase productivity in some of our projects ...thanks a lot everyone how contributed, I will try to contribute in the future as well ... www.ayanim.com
Anonymous
Great collection, John!
Anonymous
A super duper collection of quality icon sets which is free ;)
I've owned my set... hope other do too :)
Anonymous
Where is social media Icon set? In fact it is the most used now. Did you miss it?
callumchapman
What can I say, an incredible collection!
Anonymous
Those Icons are top notch Icons. I'm a graphic designer and haven't seen such a wonderful collection before online. Who says graphic designing doesn't pay?
Anonymous
Amazing post buddy.
Anonymous
Superb collection, just tweeted about it :D
johnsonkoh
Very cool list buddy! There are many new ones I have not seen before :D
Anonymous
nice selection, and very well, just what l was needed.
Anonymous
Brilliant collection - thanks for sharing!
Anonymous
Those are some gorgeous icons!
Anonymous
Thank you very much for this list! Some of the icons are fantastic. Although we are not designers, sometimes our prototypes with icons as these looks almost as finished product :)
Anonymous
That's very nice! Thank you very much for that. And yes, as usuall, if you want to use those icons, do not forget to striclty follow the license. It's what made possible you to get those icon sets!
LukeSF
Really liked some of those... Great job, guys!
Anonymous
This article rocks. Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
Awesome collection! Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
all icons above very interesting and can inspire many people..
EXXCORPIO
Excellent list, i thinks some of those will be use in a uncoming project.
Thanks
Anonymous
Insanely High Quality!!! Thanks.
Anonymous
Very cool icons Thanks for the post. Loved the horror set. Iconshock's icons are missing though.
http://www.littleboxofideas.com/blog/freebies/exclusive-free-icon-set-fo...
john
Do to a comment I received I just want to reiterate what I already wrote in the post prior to displaying the icons - "All of them can be freely used for private projects, and some are available for commercial use as well. Always read the licenses as they may change from time to time."
Mike Smith
WOW. I never knew there was A Fight Club icon set. I NEED to find a use for these, like, NOW. haha favorite movie of all time.
Thanks for posting these up. A bunch I hadn't know about before.
Anonymous
Thanks!
The URL to the Container Icon Pack is brooken...
john
Thanks for the heads up, it should be fixed now.
Anonymous
Wow, thanks for the roundup. Lots of great icons!
Anonymous
Great icons, the detail is amazing.
Anonymous
Very cool collection. Thank you John.
Anonymous
incredible! i love em. thx
Anonymous
Amazing collection John. I'll use them on my projects, thanks for sharing.
ABROWN74
Great collection.
Anonymous
wow its nice collections
Anonymous
wow..its excellent collections..i love it
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