Where can I get a good set of IDE icons?

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+6 Q:

Where can I get a good set of IDE icons?

I'm developing a small IDE, and I'm wondering where I can find a set of IDE icons. A few google searches didn't turn anything up that was too useful. I suppose that's probably because an 'ide icon set' wouldn't get very many purchases (compared to more generic icons).

In any case, does anyone know where I can get some such icons? Certain icons such as save, load, etc I can find myself. I'm looking for more debugging-related icons.

Icons I'm interested in include:

start debug
step over, step into, etc
run/debug
view dissassembly
etc.

I'd like some larger ones for the main toolbar, plus some mini's for to sit beside important actions in the dropdown menus.

I will very likely not be profiting from my humble IDE, but in the case that I 'go commercial', I'd like the icons' license(s) to not limit me that way. I have no problem with attribution in the about menu and in the code, however.

Finally, commercial icons are not at all off-limits if they're reasonably cheap, but I'd prefer free ones :)

Thanks!

Update: 100 rep bounty

Here is an example set of icons that would be perfect (size/style) if it included the actual icons I need. In fact I'll probably use some of those icons anyway, such as the cut, paste and save icons. I also might use the 'play' and 'record' buttons for start and create breakpoint respectively.

I'm especially looking for step/run-to-cursor icons. Preferred icon size: 22x22px.

EDIT: What about the Netbeans icons? They're the perfect size and look very nice, but I can't seem to find any information about whether or not I'm allowed to use them. I realize netbeans is opensource, but I can't figure out if I can take the icons.

EDIT: It turns out that using NetBeans icons is fine, so I'm going with that. Thanks everyone!

+6 A:

A set of icons with a liberal license can be found at http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/. They're not IDE specific, but there are lots of them, only 16x16 though.

Peter Tillemans 2010-06-20 22:08:40

IIRC the Silk set includes debugger icons.

Michael E 2010-06-20 22:16:13

It doesn't have any step icons, but I like the application_ icons, which I'll probably use for dissassembly and other application related options in some of the menus.

Cam 2010-06-26 20:43:06

+4 A:

About using Standard Microsoft Icons.

The vast majority of developers out there don't know that Visual Studio comes with an Image Library. So here goes two links that highlight it:

About using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Image Library.

About using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Image Library.

Leniel Macaferi 2010-06-20 22:10:03

This is fantastic. However currently I'm using the 2010 release candidate visual studio. I'll be getting an actual license eventually, but any idea if I can still use the icons? Edit: The RC didn't come with many icons, so it looks like I'm out of luck here.

Cam 2010-06-20 22:23:21

Yes. The best part is: you can use these icons and images in your actual application, not just for mockups!

Leniel Macaferi 2010-06-20 22:45:09

I think I'll probably take the continue, stop, pause, etc icons from this. They are all very nice and suit my needs nicely. I might also take some others, such as copy/paste, save, load etc.. However it doesn't look like any of the step icons are included (step-over, etc). Am I just not seeing them? Like I said there aren't as many icons as mentioned in those links, which could be because it's an RC version.

Cam 2010-06-21 01:49:07

Probably the step icons are not included...

Leniel Macaferi 2010-06-21 03:02:38

+2 A:

The Crystal icons are pretty cool.

Phil Booth 2010-06-20 22:12:33

+1 A:

this is a nice icon set: http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/
can find just about anything else here: http://www.iconfinder.com/

Mark 2010-06-20 22:15:10

lol: http://www.iconfinder.com/search/?q=programming

Cam 2010-06-20 22:18:42

+4 A:

You could use some of the icons from Eclipse = they are available under the same licence as the rest of Eclipse. I had a quick look at my local install of Eclipse and lots of the icons are in subfolders under configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles so you could search through the .gifs under there.

mikej 2010-06-20 22:40:53

Thanks - this was the idea that prompted me to look at other ide's, which led to netbeans. So here's the bounty!

Cam 2010-06-28 12:30:48

+1 A:

PixelJoint community is your answer.

There are many artists over there, who would do the job, with vast variety of styles - just name it.
I'm sure a few hundred bucks investment is reasonable if you really want to get it done your way!

Poni 2010-06-26 22:00:31

Seems like a good community; I've made a post asking for quotes from interested artists.

Cam 2010-06-27 19:53:07

+2 A:

how about http://sekkyumu.deviantart.com/art/Developpers-Icons-63052312

"You are free to use these icons on personal and/or commercial projects without any attribution or credit. "

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