Free Icons for Commercial Use
Which icon libraries a startup can use free icons from in its product, site and decks today, under what license, whether attribution is required, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each provider's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Icon libraries change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the provider's page before you rely on it.
Icon libraries a startup can use for free today include Material Symbols (Free icons, Apache 2.0 license), Streamline (Free icons, personal and commercial), Bootstrap Icons (2,078+ free icons, open source), Flaticon (18M+ free icons in PNG), and Lucide (Free icons under the ISC license). Each of the 13 free plans below links to the provider's page that states it, with its main limit, whether attribution is required, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
Product interfaces, websites and pitch decks all need clean, consistent icons. Open-source icon sets give you thousands of icons under licenses that allow commercial use, and icon sites offer even more with a free plan that usually requires a credit.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. Some free icons require attribution, some free plans cap downloads or collections, and premium styles are paid. Each library below shows what is free, its main limit, whether attribution is required, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Which libraries we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which libraries are listed or where.
Open-source icon sets
Icon sets under open licenses you can use in any product, free.
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Material Symbols
Google's icon set, free under Apache 2.0
Material Symbols are available under the Apache License Version 2.0, and the page names no paid icon plan.
Start free at GoogleTerms read on fonts.google.com on Material Symbols: the free allowance and how to start - 2
Bootstrap Icons
Bootstrap or plain web projects, free and open source
The library is free, open source and has over 2,078 icons. The page names no paid tier.
Start free at Bootstrap IconsTerms read on icons.getbootstrap.com on Bootstrap Icons: the free allowance and how to start - 3
Lucide
Clean, consistent icons under a permissive license
Released under the ISC License, so the icons are free to use in a product. The page names no paid tier.
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Phosphor Icons
Big free icon family under MIT, plus Figma plugin
Phosphor is free and open-source, licensed under MIT. The page asks readers to support it with a donation, not a paid plan.
Start free at Phosphor IconsTerms read on phosphoricons.com on Phosphor Icons: the free allowance and how to start - 5
Tabler Icons
Large free SVG set under MIT, with an optional $9 bundle
The free tier is 6250+ SVG icons under the MIT License, source code only. The first paid option is a Bundle at $9, a one-time payment.
- First paid plan
- Bundle: $9 one-time payment (source: tabler.io)
Start free at Tabler IconsTerms read on tabler.io on Tabler Icons: the free allowance and how to start - 6
Remix Icon
Free for personal and commercial projects
All of the icons are free for both personal and commercial use. Full terms are in the Remix Icon License v1.0 that the site links.
Start free at Remix IconTerms read on remixicon.com on Remix Icon: the free allowance and how to start - 7
Iconoir
Free, MIT-licensed icons with no premium tier
Iconoir is free and open source under the MIT license. No premium options, no email sign-up.
- First paid plan
- None: no premium options (source: iconoir.com)
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Heroicons
Small, clean Tailwind-style set under MIT
The set has 316 icons under the MIT license. The page names no paid tier.
Start free at HeroiconsTerms read on heroicons.com on Heroicons: the free allowance and how to start - 9
Font Awesome
Commercial projects that can keep the credit comments
Font Awesome Free is free, open source, and GPL friendly. Attribution is required, and the downloaded files already carry it.
- First paid plan
- Starter: $4 /mo, billed annually (source: fontawesome.com)
Start free at Font AwesomeTerms read on fontawesome.com on Font Awesome: the free allowance and how to start
Icon sites with a free plan
Large icon libraries with free icons and paid premium styles.
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Streamline
Largest free library, with a credit link on every page
Free assets are for personal and commercial projects, with attribution required and usage limited to 50 icons per project. Full access starts at $29 a month.
- First paid plan
- Full access: from $29 a month (source: streamlinehq.com)
Start free at StreamlineTerms read on help.streamlinehq.com on Streamline: the free allowance and how to start - 2
Flaticon
Quick PNG icons for slides and mockups, with a credit link
Free members get 18.0M+ free icons and stickers in PNG format, with a link to Flaticon and credit to the author. Free accounts have a limit of 3 collections (50 icons-limit in each one).
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The Noun Project
Matched icon sets, PNG and SVG on a free account
Free accounts download PNG and SVG icons, but attribution-free downloads are a paid feature. Noun Pro is $9.99 a month, paid monthly.
Start free at Noun ProjectTerms read on thenounproject.com on The Noun Project: the free allowance and how to start - 4
Icons8
Icons for sites and apps when you can add a link
Free use means a link to icons8.com on all pages using the content, or a paid license. The AI and graphics plan is $24 per month, billed monthly.
- First paid plan
- AI and graphics: $24 a month (source: icons8.com)
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How this comparison is built
The list covers icon libraries a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each library's terms. Every term comes from the library's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. Attribution required on free icons, premium styles kept for paid plans, a cap on downloads can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the provider states them. Some of these libraries pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a library appears, and no library pays for a placement on this page.
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What is the best free icon library?
For a product interface, by their own pages, Lucide (ISC license), Heroicons (316 icons, MIT), Phosphor Icons (MIT), Tabler Icons (6,250+ SVG icons, MIT) and Material Symbols (Apache 2.0) are free and open source.
Do I need to credit free icons?
Sometimes. Flaticon, The Noun Project, Icons8 and Streamline require a credit or link on free icons, while open-source sets such as Lucide and Heroicons come under licenses like ISC and MIT.
Is Font Awesome free for commercial use?
Yes. Font Awesome Free is open source and allows commercial use; attribution is required, and its files already carry it.
Is Flaticon free?
Flaticon has 18M+ free icons in PNG, with up to 3 collections of 50 icons; free use requires a link to Flaticon and a credit to the author.
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