Iconify
Iconify gives developers access to more than 300,000 open-source vector icons across more than 200 icon sets.
What Iconify is
Iconify gives developers access to more than 300,000 open-source vector icons across more than 200 icon sets. Icon data is available as JSON through its main GitHub repository and as NPM packages. Its API serves icon data, creates SVG and CSS, and supports search for hosted icons. Operators can self-host the API and decide which sets to serve, including custom sets; deployment options include GitHub, NPM, and Docker. Documentation covers SVG and CSS, along with Vue, Svelte, React, SolidJS, Tailwind CSS, UnoCSS, and Astro. The ecosystem includes plugins for Figma, Sketch, and Penpot, plus SVG copy and paste for other design tools. Formats include SVG, CSS, IconifyJSON, JSON, and JavaScript components. Icon sets are updated and undergo validation, cleanup, and optimization. The project and public API servers are free to use. However, each icon set has its own license, separate from Iconify's project license. Iconify was founded in 2016 and describes its purpose as giving developers choice of icon sets and a way to add custom icons and sets.
Good
- More than 300,000 icons across over 200 sets
- Free public API servers
- API can be self-hosted with custom sets
- Documentation covers multiple frameworks and tools
- Plugins available for Figma, Sketch, and Penpot
Watch out
- Each icon set has its own license
- No icon font is listed
Who it suits
Iconify suits developers who want a broad selection of icon sets for projects or need to serve selected or custom sets themselves. Its design-tool plugins may also suit people working in Figma, Sketch, or Penpot.
Verdict
Iconify offers a large, free icon collection with API and self-hosting options. Review the license for each chosen icon set, since the project license does not cover them.
Plans and prices
From Iconify's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Iconify | Free | Open source project · public API servers are free to use · icon sets have their own licenses |
The facts
Each one read from Iconify's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API deployment
- The API is available through GitHub, NPM, and Docker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API features
- The API provides icon data, generates SVG and CSS, and includes search for hosted icons.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Design integrations
- The Iconify ecosystem offers plugins for Figma, Sketch, and Penpot, and SVG copy and paste for other design tools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer frameworks
- The documentation includes usage guidance for SVG and CSS, Vue, Svelte, React, SolidJS, Tailwind CSS, UnoCSS, and Astro.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Icon cleanup
- Icon sets are automatically kept up to date, and icons undergo validation, cleanup, and optimization.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Icon data
- Icon sets are available as JSON data in a main GitHub repository and as NPM packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Icon licenses
- Iconify’s project license does not apply to icon sets; each set has its own open source license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Iconify says its purpose is to give developers freedom to choose icon sets and make it easy to add custom icons and sets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says authenticated account data is not shared with third parties or used for tracking or analytics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The API can be self-hosted, allowing operators to choose which icon sets to host, including custom sets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available in the #iconify channel of Anthony Fu’s Discord server, through the author’s social accounts, and by opening GitHub tickets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Iconify brings together over 300,000 open source vector icons from more than 200 icon sets.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Cookies and browser storage
- The site says it uses cookies for authenticated sessions and browser storage for settings, with that stored settings data remaining in the browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2016checked 28 Sep 2026
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