Import material design icons into an android project

You can use this new plugin for android studio Android Material Design Icon Generator Plugin to help you work with these material icons provided by Google : Google material-design-icons


Take a look at Vector Asset Studio

Follow these steps to start Vector Asset Studio:

  • In Android Studio, open an Android app project.
  • In the Project window, select the Android view.
  • Right-click the res folder and select New > Vector Asset.

After you open Vector Asset Studio, you can add a material icon as follows:

  • Select "Material Icon" (by clicking on the Clip Art: ICON)
  • Click Choose
  • Select a material icon

On folder drawable > right click > new > vector asset, then click the icon:

Android Studio screen shots showing non-obvious place where to click