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Material Design Icons

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What it is

Material Design Icons is an open-source icon library for designers and developers, available free of charge. Its icons and fonts are intended for direct use in design and development work, and the library page lists version 7.4.47. SVG is the preferred way to use the icons; documentation also covers a webfont. Available formats include SVG, JavaScript, and webfonts in EOT, TTF, WOFF, and WOFF2. Getting-started guides include Android, Angular, Ember, Figma, React, Svelte, Vue, and Visual Studio Code, among other tools and frameworks. The license page lists Apache License 2.0 and permits commercial projects, open-source projects, and other uses. Brand and logo icons are excluded from that license and are being removed for legal reasons. Pictogrammers describes the maintainers as a collective of more than 150 collaborators. The site provides documentation and an email address for inquiries, and the library includes a Figma plugin and an icon font.

Spec sheet

Product
Material Design Icons is an open-source icon library for designers and developers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Integrations
The getting-started documentation includes guides for Android, Angular, Ember, Figma, React, Svelte, Vue, Visual Studio Code, and other tools and frameworks.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Support
The site provides documentation and lists [email protected] for inquiries.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
License
The project is described as free, open-source, and GPL friendly, and the license page lists Material Design Icons under Apache License 2.0.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Brand icons
Brand and logo icons are not covered by the license, and the project says they are deprecated and being removed for legal reasons.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Commercial use
The provided license says the package may be used for commercial projects, open-source projects, or other uses.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Formats
The getting-started documentation describes SVGs as the preferred way to consume the icons and also documents a webfont.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
History
Planning for the original Material Design icon library began in early 2014, and Pictogrammers formed in 2020.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Library version
The library page lists version 7.4.47.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Maintainers
Pictogrammers describes itself as a collective of more than 150 collaborators from nearly every part of the globe.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com
Trust and security
The Pictogrammers GitHub organization says it has verified control of pictogrammers.com.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com
Use
Pictogrammers says its icon and font libraries are made for drop-in use in designs and development.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com

Plans and prices

Material Design Icons Free Free, open-source icon library; Apache 2.0 license; brand and logo icons are excluded and being removed Read 30 Sep 2026 · pictogrammers.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free, open-source icon library
  • SVG and multiple webfont formats are documented
  • Guides cover Android, Figma, React, and more
  • License permits commercial and open-source projects

Limits

  • Brand and logo icons are excluded from the license
  • Brand and logo icons are being removed

Who it suits

The library suits designers and developers who need icons in design files or software projects. Its guides cover several frameworks and tools, while SVG is the preferred format.

Verdict

Material Design Icons offers a free icon library with documented formats and guides for a range of design and development tools. Note that brand and logo icons are outside the listed license and are being removed.

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