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An icon is a small picture that represents an object or program.

The little images that indicate "My Computer", your "Network Neighborhood", "Recycle Bin Full", "Recycle Bin Empty ", and "My Documents" . When an icon is clicked on, some action is performed such as opening a directory or aborting a file transfer.

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Resources in This Category

• Alien Entity

  http://www.entity.cc/
  Offers free downloads of icons for AIM and for the computer desktop, and avatars.

• Alternative Icons for KDE

  http://www.buzzard.me.uk/jonathan/kde-icons.html
  Original icons based around the new KDE icons. They use a limited palette of 34 colors. Distributed under the GNU Library license.

• ArtistsValley

  http://www.artistsvalley.com/
  Offers icon design services, for both web and software applications.

• Axialis Icons

  http://www.axialis.com/free/icons/
  Free packs of basic, web mini and web 2.0 basic mini icons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

• B-chan's Corner

  http://ultimatechallenge.i8.com/winxp/
  Anime icons and cursors for Windows XP.

• CoolArchive

  http://www.coolarchive.com/icons.php
  Large selection of icons in .ico and .gif formats, sorted by category.

• Delicious icons

  http://www.deliciousicons.com/
  Vector icons, offered royalty free, for personal or commercial use, such as platform based applications, cell phones, and websites.

• Dryicons.com

  http://dryicons.com/
  Free icons and free icon sets, as well as free vector graphics. Contains FAQ and blog.

• Dutch Icon

  http://www.dutchicon.com/
  Graphic design portfolio, specialized in info graphics and custom pictogram and icon design.

• EasyIconFinder

  http://www.easyiconfinder.com/
  Find icons by keyword, and classify or download in different formats.

• FamFamFam Icons

  http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/
  Several large sets of coordinated icons, available for use free of charge under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

• Free Icons Download

  http://www.freeiconsdownload.com/
  Offers high quality royalty free icons for Windows, Mac and Linux, in Ico, Gif, Bmp, Png formats.

• FreeIconsWeb

  http://www.freeiconsweb.com/
  Available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems. Selection includes monsters, beer and disk jockey Vista themes.

• Gentleface

  http://gentleface.com/
  Custom icons, software skins and design. Offers some free icons.

• Glyph Lab

  http://www.glyphlab.com/
  Offers stock and custom icons for toolbars and web applications.

• Gort's Icons

  http://www.forrestwalter.com/icons/index.html
  Icons for the Mac, Windows, Palm, and Amiga, as well as Mac OS X user pictures.

• Hyperflame

  http://home.pacific.net.au/~istara/
  Several colorful sets for Mac and PC.

• Icon Design Lab: ArcticLine Software

  http://www.icondesignlab.com/
  Offers custom icon design and stock icons.

• Icon Designer

  http://www.icondesigner.net/
  Some free ware icons as well as examples of custom work by Sebastiaan de With. Contains an overview of design services that includes interface design, and application and toolbar icons.

• Icon Easy

  http://www.iconeasy.com/
  Provides a large selection of free icons in .ico, .png, and .icns formats.

• Icon Seeker

  http://www.iconseeker.com/
  An icon search engine to download free icons.

• IconAmazons

  http://www.bry-backmanor.org/iconamazons/
  A gallery of Mac and Windows icons.

• IconArchive

  http://www.iconarchive.com/
  Large offering of icons for Windows, Mac and Linux, from many authors.

• IconDrawer

  http://www.icondrawer.com/
  Provides Mac and Windows icons as well as graphic design.

• IconExperience

  http://www.iconexperience.com/
  Collections for software developers and user interface designers. Offers a free sample collection and technical information.

• Iconfinder

  http://www.iconfinder.net/
  A search engine for icons and also offers an illustrated directory.

• IconLibrary

  http://iconlibrary.com/
  A collection for Windows, organized in groups. A trial, unregistered version is available.

• IconPacks

  http://www.iconpacks.com/
  Icons that can be licensed for use in commercial projects, software applications or websites.

• icons3d.com

  http://www.icons3d.com/
  Specializes in stock icons, and toolbar and button images, for the application and web development communities. Offers some free icons including for social bookmarking and Twitter.

• Iconset

  http://www.iconset.com/
  Offers custom made icons and logos for websites, applications, and computer games.

• Iconshock

  http://www.iconshock.com/
  Windows Vista icons in many colors and shapes, as well as royalty free icons.

• IconShoppe

  http://iconshoppe.com/
  Royalty free, stock icon sets.

• IconsMonster

  http://www.iconsmonster.com/
  Offers a collection of icons covering many themes such as business, holidays and people. Offers secure PayPal ordering.

• IconsPedia

  http://www.iconspedia.com/
  Download free icons in PNG format. Arranged by categories, that include animals, food and phones.

• IconsTree

  http://www.iconstree.com/icons.htm
  Free icons and cursors for the Mac and PC, wallpapers and cursors.

• Jeff's Icons

  http://www.jeffs-icons.com/
  Free and fee icons for the PC, including sports, television networks and coins.

• Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

  http://zeldman.com/icon.html
  Characters and animals for web sites, and for Mac, Windows, or Unix desktops.

• Linux Icons

  http://www.willamowius.de/linux.html
  Penguin icons in Windows ico, gif and PNG formats.

• LuckyIcon Art

  http://stock-icons.luckyicon.com/
  Sets of icons for toolbars and menus including iPhone and Vista styles.

• Marg-Art

  http://www.marg-art.com/
  Transparent and animated cat cursors and icons, and how-to instructions for using them.

• MyFaceIcons.com

  http://www.myfaceicons.com/
  Personalized icons/avatars drawn from a photo and optimized for the web, email and mobile phones.

• New Icons for the Linux OS

  http://www.angelfire.com/rant/milton/icons.html/
  Set includes animation windows, status graphics, icons for the BASH terminal, and system console. Open Content in accordance with GNU.

• p yusukekamiyamane

  http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/
  Icons licensed under a creative commons attribution license.

• Professional-Icons

  http://www.professional-icons.com/
  Icons for Windows Vista/XP, and web software.

• Redpixart

  http://flags.redpixart.com/
  Offers flag icons and illustrations, free for personal use.

• Seanau

  http://www.seanau.com/
  Includes professional icons, some free sets and a toolkit.

• The Iconfactory

  http://www.iconfactory.com/
  Icons, wallpaper, and related software for Macintosh and Windows systems. Includes free and commercial products.

• Titan Icons

  http://www.titanicons.com/
  Professionally designed royalty free digital icons, logos, web templates, and graphics. Offers visual samples including square, flag and 3D icons.

• Top Icons

  http://www.topicons.com/
  Some free, some fee icons, for Windows and Mac. Includes cartoons, sports, animals and system.

• VisualPharm

  http://www.visualpharm.com/icons.html
  Custom icons for commercial software manufacturers. Some free samples for Windows Vista.

• Westcoast Icons and Design

  http://www.westcoasticons.com/
  Design and project management professionals for royalty-free icons. Includes gallery and FAQ.

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