Eva Icons

Eva Icons is an open-source library of more than 480 icons for common interface actions and items. It is best for designers and developers building web, iOS or Android products who want a free set in several formats. Its styles and integration options are useful, though the collection is focused rather than expansive.

Overview

The library offers Fill and Outline versions, so teams can choose a more solid or more restrained treatment within the same icon set. You can download the full package, install it through NPM, or get individual PNG and SVG files. That makes Eva Icons workable for both design handoffs and application projects without requiring one distribution method.

The MIT license permits commercial use, but supplies the software without warranty. That is a sensible fit for teams comfortable relying on open-source software without warranty coverage; organizations that need contractual assurances should look elsewhere. Akveo, the maker, says it was founded in 2015 by three people.

Key features

Styles, formats and animation

PNG and SVG cover raster and vector workflows, while Sketch files support design work and the web font offers another way to use icons in web projects. Zoom, pulse, shake and flip animations give interfaces several options for animated feedback. Those choices add flexibility to a compact library, but they do not change its focus on common actions and items.

Web integration

The JavaScript package can be loaded from unpkg.com and exposes eva as a global variable. Its eva.replace method replaces elements carrying a data-eva attribute with SVG markup. The web font uses the eva and eva-icon CSS classes. These paths give web developers multiple integration approaches; users working outside web projects can instead use the downloadable assets.

The repository lists React Native and Flutter implementations as third-party options, rather than core integrations. UI Kitten also provides an Eva Icons module for React Native, which requires @ui-kitten/eva-icons and react-native-svg. React Native teams using UI Kitten have a defined route, while other framework users should account for the third-party status of those implementations.

Pricing

Open Source: free. It includes 480+ icons under the MIT license, with commercial use permitted. There is no paid tier in the stated offer, so the trade-off is a fixed-size catalog rather than a lower-cost plan with fewer icons. The license provides no warranty.

Platforms

Eva Icons supports web, iOS and Android digital products. The formats and web integration options make it particularly adaptable to web workflows; for mobile use, the available third-party implementations and UI Kitten module are relevant considerations.

Who it's for

Eva Icons suits product designers and developers who need a no-cost, commercially usable set of everyday icons and value having PNG, SVG, Sketch and web-font options. It is less suitable when a project requires a much larger catalog, a Figma plugin, API access or warranty-backed software.

Pros and cons

• Pros: More than 480 icons, Fill and Outline styles, and four supported formats give teams flexibility without a license fee.
• Pros: Commercial use is allowed under the MIT license, making the set usable in paid products.
• Cons: The catalog is limited to common actions and items, which may not cover specialized product needs.
• Cons: The license disclaims warranty, and the React Native and Flutter implementations are third-party.

Alternatives

Icon Libraries is a broader category to explore when comparing options.

• Font Awesome is worth considering if you need more than 2,163 free icons and a plan with a 1 Kit and 10,000 pageview allowance; its free plan costs nothing.
• Lordicon may suit projects centered on animated icons: its free plan includes 9,700 free animated icons, unlimited exports and commercial licensing, with attribution required.
• Ant Design Icons is another free MIT-licensed option, with npm packages for Vanilla, React, React Native, Angular and Vue.
• The Noun Project may fit a workflow needing PNG and SVG downloads, but its free account excludes commercial licenses and requires attribution for free-use icons.
• Hugeicons offers a larger free set of 6,000+ Stroke Rounded icons, alongside a web app and design and developer plugins.
• Iconoir is another free open-source icon library, with optional donations.
• Material Symbols offers over 2,500 glyphs under Apache License 2.0 in SVG, PNG and font formats.
• Tabler Icons offers a free MIT-licensed open-source tier with 6,200+ SVG icons, free updates and community support.

Verdict

Choose Eva Icons for a free, commercially usable collection when its 480-plus everyday symbols, multiple formats and web integration routes match your product. The main reason to look elsewhere is coverage: projects needing a substantially larger or more specialized catalog will be better served by a broader library. The no-warranty license is also a poor fit for teams that require formal assurances.