Seven popular icon libraries compared across features, tooling, and ecosystem. We built this to be fair - every library has strengths. Pick what fits your project.
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Need brand logos with color/dark/light/wordmark variants. Want an API, CLI, or MCP server. Building with any framework.
Simple Icons
Need mono brand icons only. Want the most established library with Figma, Raycast, and Alfred plugins.
Need UI icons (arrows, menus, settings) not brand logos. Lucide for clean modern icons, FA for the widest selection.
svgl for a beautiful browsing experience with color variants. Iconify to search across 150+ icon sets from one API.
This comparison is maintained by the theSVG team. We respect every library listed here and built this to help developers make informed choices. Simple Icons has years of community trust. Lucide powers most modern React apps. Font Awesome is an industry standard. Iconify is an incredible aggregator. Each serves a different need. If something is inaccurate,{" "} open an issue {" "} and we will correct it.