License guide

Every icon on IconDrop is free to use in commercial and personal projects under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license.

What the license allows

You may use any IconDrop icon in commercial products, paid client work, internal tools, marketing pages, slide decks, app stores, side projects, and open-source software. You may modify the icons — recolor them, scale them, combine them with other artwork, even cut them apart and reassemble them. There is no per-seat fee, no per-download cap, no annual subscription, and no obligation to register an account. The license is permanent and worldwide.

What attribution looks like

The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license requires that you credit the original OpenMoji project somewhere visible to your end users. For most product teams, that means a single line in the credits, about page, or footer. A compliant attribution line might read: 'Icons by the OpenMoji project, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, distributed via IconDrop.' If your product is print-only and credits would be impractical, a credit line on your project's website is acceptable.

What ShareAlike means

ShareAlike applies only to derivative artwork. If you take an IconDrop icon, modify it, and redistribute the modified version as artwork — for example by including the modified icon in your own icon pack — you must release the modified version under the same Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Importantly, ShareAlike does not flow through to your product itself. Embedding an IconDrop icon in a closed-source SaaS product does not require you to open-source the product. The license obligation is on the artwork only.

What is not allowed

You may not claim that the icons are your original creation. You may not strip the attribution requirement from a downstream redistribution. You may not use IconDrop icons in a way that suggests the OpenMoji project, IconDrop, or its contributors endorse your product, unless you have written permission. You may not register a trademark, copyright, or other exclusive right in the unmodified artwork.

Sample attribution snippets

For a product about page: 'IconDrop and OpenMoji icons are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.' For an app store listing: 'Icons: OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).' For a documentation site footer: '© Your Company. Icons by IconDrop / OpenMoji, CC BY-SA 4.0.' Any of these phrasings satisfies the attribution requirement for the great majority of use cases. If you have a specific situation that doesn't quite fit these examples, send us a note via the contact page and we will help you draft compliant copy.