Many people don’t take online icon editors seriously, but in fact, such tools greatly facilitate the workflow. Just a couple of clicks can save you hours of searching, browsing, or developing yourself. In addition, there is no point in using full-fledged ones when there are special services with tailored functions for these specific tasks.

Icon editor sites like these are very effective. They allow you:

• easily and quickly create new materials;
• give existing developments a finished look;
• save the result in different formats (SVG, ICO & PNG);
• create icons for .

In this article, we selected the five best online free icon editors and, for comparison, tried to create a set in each of them.

IconsFlow

IconsFlow.com - vector icons + editor that allows you to create personalized sets and export them in good quality (SVG, ICO & PNG). The main advantage of the service is the presence of two editors:

• the main one, in which the palette, style, effects are selected;
• form editor, where you can change the current shape or draw a new one.

If you've already created icons in Illustrator, simply download the SVG files and experiment with different backgrounds. IconsFlow has certain restrictions when using it for free, so make sure you read them before you start. There are lessons and a help section for novice users, and it is also possible to work in the icon editor in Russian.

View of the IconsFlow vector editor:

Work examples:

FlatIcons

With FlatIcons.net you can create your own flat icon (flat style) based on ready-made templates. Set the dimensions, choose a pattern and the main background (circles, rings, rectangles), change the color. This icon editor is free, but it has two disadvantages:

• Firstly, you can only download files in PNG format.
• Secondly, you will have to create each object separately, because... It is impossible to develop a whole set at once.

Despite the fact that the peak of popularity has already passed, many people use them in their designs. As an example, the developers allow you to download a free set of social flat icons. The result of working in the FlatIcons editor:

Launcher Icon Generator

The Launcher Icon Generator project is free and we think it is more suitable for advanced users. This online icon editor allows you to upload images/cliparts and add text. You can download one icon at a time in 5 sizes (48 x 48; 72 x 72; 96 x 96; 144 x 144; 192 x 192).

The base clipart is a set of Material Design style graphics from GitHub. The service contains settings such as: indents, shape, background color or transparency, scaling + additional effects. Result:

Android Material Icon Generator is another tool for creating flat icons. The highlight of the service is definitely the effect in the form of a long shadow. If you need similar solutions, this icon editor will be an ideal option.

Start by selecting an image from the gallery, then determine the color, background shape (circle or square), shadow length, saturation, attenuation - and your icon is ready. Everything is extremely simple. The site is completely free for personal use.

After downloading, in the archive file you will find 6 PNGs of different sizes and an SVG vector file. The SVG icon will be blurry in Illustrator, but luckily it looks good in the browser. The end result is something like:

The Simunity site is an HTML5 generator where you can create an icon and then copy the code to display it in your web projects. Icons from Font Awesome are used as source materials, for which different parameters are selected: color, frame, size and style of shadows.

This service is useful if you need to quickly create simple, original icons for your website. Result of using Simunity:

Total. The online icon editors discussed above are excellent tools for optimizing the work of designers. There is no point in downloading any programs when everything can be done easily and quickly online. From this selection, perhaps, IconsFlow can be distinguished. It contains the largest possible number of functions: icon gallery, SVG download, embed code, preview, create your own templates, export PNG, ICO and SVG, adapt size, fashion styles and built-in vector editor. In addition, this is the only free icon editor in Russian, if this is important to you.

If you know any other similar services, send options in the comments.