Icons - spinningideas/resources GitHub Wiki

Free Icon Libraries

A curated collection of high-quality, open-source icon libraries for web development.

Map Icons

Icon Directories

Popular Libraries

Library Icons Highlights License
Lucide Icons 1,500+ Fork of Feather, 20k+ GitHub stars, React/Vue/Svelte MIT
Heroicons 316 By Tailwind CSS team, outline & solid styles MIT
Material Icons 2,500+ Google's official, 51k+ GitHub stars, variable fonts Apache 2.0
The Noun Project 5M+ Massive community-driven, attribution required Mixed
Material Design Icons 7,000+ Community-extended Material icons Apache 2.0
Tabler Icons 5,500+ 24x24 grid, stroke customizable MIT
Simple Icons 3,000+ Brand/logo icons, SVG only CC0 1.0
Iconsax 6,000+ Modern, 6 styles, React/Vue packages Mixed
Phosphor Icons 1,200+ 6 weights (Thin→Duotone), React/Vue packages MIT
Remix Icon 3,000+ Neutral style, outlined & filled, 24x24 grid Apache 2.0
Ionicons 1,300+ iOS/Android/Web optimized, premium quality MIT
Font Awesome 2,000+ free Most popular, 33k icons in Pro, extensive docs CC BY 4.0
Iconoir 1,500+ Minimalist, multi-framework support MIT

Additional Recommended Libraries

Developer-Focused

Library Icons Highlights License
Feather Icons 280+ Minimalist, 24x24 grid, highly customizable MIT
Radix Icons 350+ 15x15 crisp icons, Radix UI design system MIT
css.gg 700+ Pure CSS icons, also available as SVG MIT
Octicons 200+ GitHub's official icons, 16px & 24px MIT

Large Collections

Library Icons Highlights License
Bootstrap Icons 2,000+ Official Bootstrap icons, Figma support MIT
Boxicons 1,500+ 24px grid, Material Design inspired CC BY 4.0
Eva Icons 490+ Solid & outline, iOS/Android/Web MIT
Akar Icons 450+ Rounded aesthetic, React components MIT

Premium Design Systems

Library Icons Highlights License
Untitled UI Icons 1,100+ free Modern Figma-native, SVG & React MIT
Streamline 4,000+ free Core Line icons, attribution required Mixed
Solar Icons 7,000+ Figma community, multiple styles CC BY 4.0

Aggregators & Tools

Library Icons Highlights License
Iconify 275,000+ Aggregates 200+ icon sets, unified API Varies
React Icons 10,000+ Consolidates 20+ popular sets, tree-shakable MIT
Hugeicons 4,000+ Free stroke icons, React package MIT
Lineicons 4,000+ free 30k total, SVG/JSX/TSX/Figma formats Mixed
Iconbuddy 200,000+ Icon search engine, Figma & VS Code plugins Mixed
Icons8 1.3M+ Massive collection, many free with attribution Mixed
SVG Repo 500,000+ Free SVGs, searchable by style Mixed

Animated & Interactive

Library Icons Highlights License
Lordicon 8,000+ Animated Lottie icons, triggers & customization Free tier
LottieFiles 100,000+ Animation ecosystem, icon packs Mixed
Animated Icons 300+ free CSS/Lottie animated icons MIT
useAnimations 200+ Micro-interactions, React/Lottie MIT

Map & Location Icons

Library Icons Highlights License
MapGlyphs 200+ Map-specific symbols, POI markers Free
Maki Icons 200+ By Mapbox, POI icons for cartography, 15x15 SVG CC0
Temaki 200+ Expansion pack for Maki, additional map symbols CC0
freesvgmaps 200+ Customizable world, country and state maps Free

AI Provider Icons

1575+ free vector icons, covering major AI brands and models, supporting React / SVG / PNG / WebP

Selection Criteria

When choosing an icon library, consider:

  1. Consistency - Does the style match your design system?
  2. Completeness - Does it cover all the icons you need?
  3. Performance - SVG vs font, tree-shaking support
  4. Maintenance - Active development, GitHub stars/community
  5. License - MIT preferred for commercial use
  6. Framework Support - React/Vue/Svelte components available?
  7. Animation Needs - Static vs animated/interactive icons