I am going to introduce the Largest Icon search engine in this post. Many Web designers and Net geeks wants to get their hands on cool icons for free but without copyrights. Well , they can do here with certain limitations.
Let me give a little introduction on Icon finder, which is the largest icon search engine with more than 1 Million unique users per month. Iconfinder is a web company that which main product is a search engine for icons. The company was founded in 2007 by Martin LeBlanc Eigtved.
Now,let me clarify your doubt about usage of free icons and licensing.
Can I use a free icon for commercial purposes?
The icons have different licenses so this question can't be answered by a yes or a no.
To use an icon for commercial purposes you will have to click the icon you want to use and read the license that applies for this icon.To make it easier for you to find icons you can use, we have made a filter at the top of the search results. With this license filter you can remove all icons that are only for personal purposes.
Am I allowed to use a free icon for educational purposes?
Yes, Free icons can be used free of charge by carefully following the license policy of the individual icon.
You can find license information for individual icons by pressing the information button at the bottom right of each icon. You can also see a link to the license information be clicking the icons itself.
In general "free for personal use" is for use on your desktop for folders and files.