Everyone likes free stuff! Designers, bloggers and even those who just want to add a little flair to their desktops are no exceptions. Below are 10 great sites that offer free mini pixel icons and icon sets. On most websites, the icons are free as long as users adhere to the specific rules and licensing agreements. In some cases, users may have to either notify the artists about using the icons or give them credit.
Icon Set Websites
IconsPedia is a host of free, high quality icons and icon sets that are submitted by authors. Anyone may submit their own icons, but they must be approved prior to being published. Icon set categories range from social media to cartoon to holiday themes.
Terms of Use: Each icon pack archive contains its specific licensing restrictions and those seeking further permissions should contact the author directly.
FreeIconsWeb is another host of free icons and contains more than 29,000 free icons in over 980 icon sets. Submissions are welcomed.
Terms of Use: Each icon pack archive contains its specific licensing restrictions and those seeking further permissions should contact the author directly.
3. PC.DE
PC.DE contains 10 sets of 1,000 high quality icons in PNG format. They are available for use by bloggers, designers, and others to use in private and commercial projects.
Terms of Use: Icons are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Icon Pack offers 10 different icon sets from various designers totaling to about 1,000 icons overall. Some of the packs are iOS icons, doodle icons and 3D icons.
Terms of Use: Each icon pack archive contains its specific licensing restrictions and those seeking further permissions should contact the author directly.
Icon Factory has a selection of freeware icons from cats to heroes and villains to zombies.
Terms of Use: The content is available only for personal desktop use. Any inquiries about commercial content must be directed to their design services team.
Specific Icon Sets
6. Flag Icons
This set contains 247 various flag icons from most world countries in GIF/PNG formats.
Terms of Use: Attribution is not needed.
7. Fugue Icons
This set contains 3,361 PNG format icons in over 40 categories.
Terms of Use: Icons are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
This themed icon collection has more than 100 simple but stylish circular icons in PNG format.
Terms of Use: Free to use in any sector without attribution as long as they are not personally distributed.
This set is complete with 30 high quality social media icons including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Terms of Use: Icons are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
10. Bitcons
This set contains 120 small, yet legible, simple pixel icons in 10 colors and various sizes.
Terms of Use: icons are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.