Best AI Icon Generators

Illustrator has always been my main tool. With its new Illustrator Generative Fill, you can make icons just by typing simple descriptions, and they come out as editable vector paths. No tracing or redrawing needed.

The tool works smoothly with Illustrator, and results look like the Illustrator icons style you know: clean, sharp, and pro-level. It’s not the most exciting AI tool, but it’s the most dependable for expert designers who want total control over every part.

Because I use Illustrator every day, setting it up was simple. I just made a square workspace, typed my test prompt into the new Text to Vector Graphic feature, and let it work.

I liked how the icons fit well for a learning site - clear, simple outlines that matched each topic, like Lightroom tutorials and mobile apps.

It didn’t get our FixThePhoto yellow or gray colors perfect at first. But because everything was vector and grouped in layers, I could quickly add our colors myself. Illustrator is still the best choice if you want full control and sharp results at any size.

Cost: 7-day free trial, starts at $22.99/month

I first heard about Recraft.AI on Reddit. Independent designers there really liked it. It’s an online AI tool for designers  that makes icons, drawings, and website parts. You can change styles easily.

Switch between outline, glyph, 3D, and flat looks with one click. It lets you remove backgrounds and save as SVG files, which is perfect for websites.

This icon AI generator did very well on my first try. It understood “outlined” and “airy” styles for blog sections like portrait editing and gear reviews.

The colors were mostly cool at first, but switching to neutral tones with yellow accents was quick using their easy controls. Some icons seemed common, but changing keywords like “flat educational icon” improved the results. It’s a strong choice for making many icons at once.

Cost: Free (basic); from $10/mo

Creatie’s Magicon tool calls itself an AI image generator, but it actually has a powerful icon maker hidden inside.

Its best feature is the ability to make whole icon sets with matching themes instantly. You see changes live and can adjust the look and feel. It also creates unique styles like glass effects and soft color blends.

Magicon’s icons had a more drawn look than usual app icons, giving them a friendly feel, which is really great for blogs. I needed to adjust the prompt to make the mobile app and camera icons fit our topics better.

Neutral colors weren’t exact at first, but their color changer made fixes easy. Exporting to SVG helped with final touch-ups in Illustrator. Not best for simple app icons, but excellent for branded graphics with a unique style.

Cost: Free for standard use; from $8/mo

Freepik is famous as a free vector site, but its AI icon maker is worth noticing. It’s simple, easy for beginners, and works right in your browser with no design programs needed.

Here, I can describe the icons you need, select a style (outline, solid, filled, etc.), and choose from pre-built sets or generate something fresh. The best part is that it connects smoothly to Freepik’s huge graphics library, so you can mix AI-made icons with existing graphics.

A content team coworker trusts Freepik for quick graphics, so I tested their AI tool. Using my standard blog icon instructions, I created 10 polished outline-style variations in under a minute.

You can’t change small details inside the tool, but the styles fit clean websites well. I saved it as SVG and fixed the details in Illustrator later. For a free AI icon generator, this works great. It’s now my first choice when I’m busy but need decent results.

Cost: Free (4 gens/day); from 9 euros/mo

While known as a Canva photo editor, its AI tools now help with design ideas, making icons, and resizing - all in one simple workspace.

Type what you need, and you’ll get quick results that match your brand colors. Perfect for beginners or when creating icons, banners, and more in one spot.

Reddit designers had mixed opinions, so I tested Canva’s built-in text-to-icon tool. After typing my usual prompt, I got a few icons that looked more like clipart than professional designs, but they matched my project’s style well and looked consistent together.

The best part was how quick and easy editing was. I changed colors, resized icons, and used them with other Canva graphics. They weren’t unique, but if you’re already designing in Canva, having icons this fast is very helpful.

Cost: Free (basic); from $120

Icons8 has been a popular place to get the free stock icons for a long time. Now, their apps also have smart AI tools that do much more than just let you download icons.

Their icon maker lets you generate icons with AI just by describing what you want. You can change styles (like cute, realistic, or simple) and easily resize them using a smart algorithm. Icons8 is special because making icons and changing their size feels like one smooth, easy process.

I saw a YouTube review about Icons8’s AI tools and wanted to try them. The UI of AI maker looked advanced, but I could still find my way around easily. I typed in what I wanted and picked a simple style. The icons it made looked sharp, clean, and had a modern digital feel – great for app designs or tech and school blogs.

The AI resize tool for icons was the best part. It smartly changed the icon sizes for things like website tabs, app icons, or buttons. I downloaded a few sizes and compared them to programs. Icons8 kept the icons looking clear and sharp, much better than the rest.

Cost: No payment for common formats & fonts; from $15

IconGenerator.ai is a simple, focused tool just for making icons with AI. It has no extra features - just type what you need and get icons that resize well.

Try it without signing up, and download results as PNG or SVG files. While there’s no advanced editor, it’s fast and easy for basic icons. It also has an AI picture expander, which is handy when designing layouts with icons.

You can’t change colors or adjust small details inside this free AI icon generator, but I liked how the icons worked right away. The SVG files exported cleanly, making them easy to fix in Illustrator later. For quick ideas or temporary graphics in blogs or slides, I’d save this tool for later.

Cost: Free basic

Magic Hour focuses more on art than pure utility. It’s known as an AI art generator platform, but its icon tool is strong, especially for dreamy, soft, or movie-like designs.

The platform provides multiple style presets, including “flat,” “neon,” and “moody”, and supports high-resolution exports. The best thing is that each item feels like a meticulously designed miniature artwork rather than a purely functional asset.

Drawn to Magic Hour’s website visuals, I tested their icon tool. It delivered dreamy, artistic styles, which are surprisingly effective for visual blog topics like photo shoot ideas.

The gentle, retro feel and soft color blends added warmth that felt community-friendly rather than corporate. While less suited for small UI icons, it inspired great digital posters, free resources, and social media kits. I’ll use this free AI icon generator when FixThePhoto needs standout visuals.

Cost: Free forever

Fotor is an all-in-one tool best known for photo edits and collages, but its AI generated icons and resizing features deserve attention.

Describe your icon idea, choose simple styles, then instantly resize outputs for social media, apps, or websites. Designed for accessibility, it’s very easy to learn.

I tested Fotor with my standard prompt. The icons had a modern flat style - clean shapes, balanced layouts, and simple lines. Our FixThePhoto yellow accent didn’t match perfectly, but I added it after exporting.

I especially like its resize tool. I downloaded icons instantly in different sizes and formats, which is perfect for mobile apps, blogs, and social media. While the designs weren’t highly unique, the speed and easy exports make it valuable for quick publishing.

Cost: Free basic (ad-supported); from $3.33/month

We didn’t just list features, but tested every AI icon generator ourselves to create a truly useful comparison. Our FixThePhoto team worked together: I organized the tests, while designers evaluated each tool like working professionals.

We tested more than 50 AI icon makers, both free and paid. We only included the best ones in our final list because they did well in our practical tests. A few tools seemed good at first, but we left them out because they had serious problems.

We spent about 4 weeks testing everything thoroughly. Our editors tried hundreds of prompts, compared tools side-by-side, and got input from our design and marketing teams. By the end, we knew exactly which AI icon tools were just fun playthings and which ones could actually make trustworthy, professional icons ready for real brand use.