Some of the best things in life are free. When it comes to icons and icon sets, there are many talented designers and artists that choose to provide beautiful and useful icon sets for commercial and/or personal usage.

In this collection, you’ll see 40 beautiful, free icon sets that you can use in a variety of ways (websites and/or your desktop). In total, you’ll find close to 3000 invidual icons showcased in this article.

Note: It’s important to read the fine-print before using any icon sets; some may have restrictions for commercial use (or require that you give credit to the designer).

Yoritsuki icons

35 icons – Download (PNG and ICO)

Hand Drawn Doodle Icon Set

14 icons - Download (PNG and JPG)

rounder_png

43 icons – Download (PNG)

eico 1 year

17 icons – Download (PNG, ICO, and ICNS)

Wifun Icons

6 icons - Download (PNG and ICO)

3D Cartoon Icons Pack

111 icons – Download (PNG, ICO, and ICNS)

3D Cartoon Icons Pack III

205 icons – Download (PNG, ICO, and ICNS)

De Freu

41 icons – Download (PNG)

Practika

11 icons - Download (PNG)

Dellipack 2

15 icons - Download (PNG)

Finance and Applications

29 icons –Download 1 (PNG and ICO) | Download 2 (EPS vectors)

Heart

22 icons –Download (PNG)

The Leaves Fall

11 icons -Download (PNG and PSD)

Icon Set

27 icons – Download (PNG and ICO)

DeskMundo Live Icons

8 icons – Download (PNG)

FRESH Add-on

59 icons - Download (PNG, TIFF, ICN, ICO)

Milky

131 icons – Download (PNG)

Bright!

148 icons – Download

Sweetie

182 icons - Download (PNG and PSD)

Social Web Buttons

20 icons – Download (PNG)

Social Bookmark Iconset

12 icons - Download (PNG)

ecqlipse 2

123 icons – Download (PNG)

HydroPRO

23 icons – Download (PNG)

Circular Icons

100+ icons - Download (PNG)

Shopping Cart Icon

1 icon – Download (PNG)

Paper Clip

1 icon – Download (PNG)

iConPack

18 icons – Download (PNG)

V!Va Icons

9 icons – Download (PNG)

Scrap Icons

18 icons – Download (PNG)

Blueset icons

8 icons – Download (PNG)

UMI Icons

10 icons – Download (PNG)

Black Neon Agua

270+ icons – Download (various formats)

openPhone Icon Pack

12 icons – Download (PNG and ICO)

Free RSS Feed Icons

6 icons – Download (PNG)

Feedicons2

33 icons - Download (PNG)

credit cards pixel icon

5 icons - Download (PNG)

Function Icon Set

128 icons – Download (PNG)

Mini Pixel Icons

320 icons – Download (GIF)

Silk Icons

700 icons – Download (PNG)

Web Application Icons Set

20 icons – Download (PNG)