Whether you design an interface for your desktop application or you create a website layout, icons play one of the the most essential part of design. So I sat down the past hour to collect some resources for free icons. If I had sat down collected for one more hour I would have doubled this list, but I think its enough for today to bring you 75+ websites that includes galleries, icon packs and other collections of icons. I mean FREE ICONS !!

Galleries

• Icon Archive
  Iconarchive is one of the most popular icon directory and probably the oldest one indexing over 23000 icons from various designers and that fit into various categories. The sizes can vary from 32 pixels and up to 256 pixels.
• Iconspedia
  Iconspedia is a great alternative to iconarchive. If I can’t find anythng over iconarchive I head straight to iconspedia
• Iconstick
• Freeiconsweb
• Icon buffet
• Freeiconspedia
• Iconpot
• Deviant Art
• Freeicons.dk
• Best free icons
• Vistaicons
• IconsFree
• IconDock
• Free Icons Web
  
• Free Icons.co.uk
  
• Entity.cc
• DryIcons
• http://www.nesoft.org/free_icon_gallery.htm
• Pixel Girl
  
• Icon Bulk
  
• http://www.iheartny.com/icons.html
• http://www.freeiconsweb.com/stock_icons.html
• Web Icon Gallery
  

Search Engines

If you are in a haste looking for some icon quickly then I bet these exlusive icon search engines may help you get search for any icon quickly over the web

• http://www.icons-gallery.com/
• http://www.icofree.com/
• http://www.veryicon.com/
• http://www.iconfinder.net/
  

Icon Sets

• FamFamfam
• Axialis
• Fasticon
• IconDrawer
• Website Icons
  
• Ganaro
• Downloadpedia Free Icons and Buttons
• CoolArchive Icons
  
• Icondrawer Icon pacl
  
• UI Icons
  
• Free icons by technologica
  
• Mezzoblue Ecommerce Icons
  
• Web Applications Icon Set
  
• Iconden Free Icon Set
  
• Vista Icons
  
• Spheres Icons by mouserunner
• WeFunction free icon set
  
• Icons by Iconlet
  
• Free Icons by Exploding Boy
  
• Webdesignerdepo Free Exclusive Icons Siena
• Starfishwebconsulting Ecommerce Icon Set
  
• Iconeden.com free icon set
  
• Free mini icons by brandspankingnew.net
• Over 2660+ free png icons
  

Resources from other websites/blogs

• http://sherifabdou.com/2009/03/60-free-vectors-icons-for-web-designers/
• http://www.outlawdesignblog.com/2008/free-developer-icon-sets/
• http://ntt.cc/2008/05/12/over-480-free-and-fresh-icon-sets-help-you-to-create-your-beautiful-skins-and-themes-in-flex.html
• http://www.maxpower.ca/free-icons/2006/03/05/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/06/35-really-incredible-free-icon-sets/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/16/50-beautiful-useful-and-free-icon-sets/
• http://techmagazine.ws/free-icons-and-buttons/
• http://hiddenpixels.com/designer-and-developer-resources/free-icons/
• http://hiddenpixels.com/designer-and-developer-resources/free-web-icons/
• http://speckyboy.com/2008/01/01/top-25-free-icon-resources-for-web-designers/
• http://speckyboy.com/2008/07/28/96-best-ever-free-icon-sets-for-web-designers-developers-and-bloggers/
• http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/09/25/top-50-supercool-free-icon-sets/
• http://www.maxpower.ca/free-icons/2006/03/05/
• http://www.noupe.com/icons/40-new-high-quality-and-free-icon-sets.html
• http://net.tutsplus.com/freebies/icons-freebies/2500-free-icons/
• http://sixrevisions.com/resources/40-beautiful-free-icon-sets/
• http://elitebydesign.com/free-high-quality-icons-sets/
• http://www.webiconsets.com/
• http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/04/24-free-exclusive-vector-icons-handy/
• http://www.technacular.com/2007/02/12/collection-of-sites-providing-free-web-icons-and-buttons/
• http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/04/24-free-exclusive-vector-icons-handy/
• http://www.graphicmania.net/75-cool-free-icon-sets/

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