Although AI generation is convenient now, it still requires you to input your own prompts, and you may not always get the 3D icon assets you want, so having ready-made ones is more practical. This article recommends a pretty great free 3D icon website, “Thiings,” which collects over 1,900 cute 3D icons across various categories, all with high quality. More importantly, they can be used for both personal and commercial purposes, and you can download them for free without registering an account.
Thiings provides an introduction to a website offering over 1,900+ free cute 3D icon resources.
Thiings is a website created by independent developer and designer Charlie Clark. It started from his personal interest, aiming to provide a free resource site that is friendly to designers and developers. It now offers over 1,900 cute 3D icons generated by AI. All icons can be downloaded for free in PNG format and used for personal or commercial projects.
It also offers a one-time payment plan to download everything, and the price isn’t too expensive.
After clicking the link above to go to Thiings, the screen will display thousands of cute 3D icons. You can browse by sliding the screen with your mouse—not just down, but also left or right. However, sometimes the webpage may take a bit longer to load:
There are five categories in the top right corner: “All,” “Daily,” “Nature,” “Technology,” and “Sponsors.” When I switch to Nature, it shows 3D icons related to nature, including animals and the natural world, and each time I switch, what’s displayed is different.
The technology sector has many products, ranging from cars, home appliances, public transportation, to VR, antennas, airplanes, and more:
After finding the 3D icon you like, go to its inner page, and at the bottom right you’ll see the “Download image” button:
Before downloading, you will be reminded of the usage scope. All 3D icon materials can be used for personal and commercial projects, but you are not allowed to resell these 3D icons or re-upload them elsewhere for others to download. If that’s fine, click Accept & Download to start downloading:
The downloaded files will be high-definition images with transparent backgrounds, and the image quality is really quite impressive:
It also supports a search function—enter keywords (in English) in the top-left corner, and matching 3D icons will be displayed:
If you find it troublesome to look for them one by one, there is also a one-click package feature, but you need to pay $29. After payment, you can download all 3D images in the database for life, and designers will upload new works at any time:
Tap Discover more at the bottom of the home screen, and a menu will appear on the right side, where you can subscribe to update notifications, become a sponsor, request icon graphics, and browse the leaderboard, etc.:
Besides downloading 3D icons, Thiings also offers a feature to generate your own 3D icons. You need to register an account, and you’ll get free Credits to try it out. If you want to continue generating later, you’ll need to purchase additional Credits. The price isn’t cheap—5 USD for every 10 Credits, which is a bit expensive compared to other AI services.
Source: KOCPC Chinese