30+ HQ Fresh and Free Download Icon Sets

There’s no such thing as a free lunch! Or is there? Well if you can eat icons there is. Here are 35 fresh, high quality icon sets free for download. There is a vast amount of free icons sets out there and this is a mere sampling of some of the good ones. If you’re planning to use them for a specific application then you may need to hunt around a bit more. Some of the websites dedicated to icons have decent search facilities that can help.
While these are free, always check any usage limitations. For example some may not allow commercial use. Be careful of attribution if required, and also that you’re getting the set from an appropriate source.
I’ve grouped them into four rough categories: Web, Useful, Social Media and Awesome.

Web Icons

Web Applications Icons – Ray Cheung

A neat, colorful simple set of 3D web icons.

Unique Social Media and Bookmarking Icon Packs

I spent the better part of last week looking for some unique social media and bookmarking icon packs on the internet. The lists that I found on many of the blogs showcased the same icon packs over and over again. I don’t blame them because those icon packs are pretty fantastic. But I wanted something newer, fresher and not seen on every other website. So after scouring through deviantart, google images and numerous web and image searches I have managed to come up with a list that rates pretty good on the "fresh" factor. Enjoy these awesome social icon packs. To my knowledge, these are all free, but check the copyright fine print before you use them anywhere. And please leave the designers some good comments and make their day. They have all worked hard to bring these freebies to you and me.