[ { "slug": "introducing-thesvg", "title": "Introducing theSVG: The Open SVG Brand Library", "excerpt": "We launched theSVG with 4,000+ brand SVG icons. Free, open-source, and community-driven. Here is why we built it and what is next.", "date": "2026-03-07", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["launch", "open-source"], "body": "Today we are launching theSVG, an open-source library of 4,000+ brand SVG icons for developers and designers.\n\nEvery brand deserves a place. No gatekeeping, no approval queues, no politics. If a brand exists, its icon should be freely available.\n\n## What you get\n\n- **4,000+ brand icons** from sources like Simple Icons, svgl, and lobe-icons, merged and deduplicated\n- **Multiple variants** per icon: color, mono, light, dark, wordmark\n- **Every format**: SVG, JSX, Vue, HTML, CDN link, Data URI\n- **npm packages**: @thesvg/react, @thesvg/vue, @thesvg/svelte, @thesvg/cli\n- **MCP server** for AI assistants like Claude and Cursor\n- **REST API** and jsDelivr CDN with zero auth required\n\n## Why we built this\n\nExisting icon libraries are fragmented. Simple Icons has great coverage but only mono variants. svgl has beautiful color icons but a smaller set. We merged the best of all worlds into one unified library.\n\n## What is next\n\nCloud provider icons (AWS, Azure, GCP), a Figma plugin, and community submissions at scale. Stay tuned." }, { "slug": "aws-architecture-icons", "title": "739 Official AWS Architecture Icons Now Available", "excerpt": "Every AWS service, resource, and category icon from the official 2026-Q1 icon set. Lambda, EC2, S3, and 736 more.", "date": "2026-03-15", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["release", "aws", "cloud"], "body": "We just added **739 official AWS Architecture Icons** to theSVG, sourced directly from the AWS 2026-Q1 icon package.\n\n## What is included\n\n- **300 service icons**: Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Bedrock, and every AWS service\n- **400 resource icons**: EC2 instances, S3 buckets, Lambda functions, and specific resource types\n- **26 category icons**: Compute, Storage, Database, AI, and every AWS category with brand colors\n- **13 group icons**: VPC, Region, Availability Zone, and other architecture diagram elements\n\n## Multiple sizes\n\nEach service icon comes in 16px, 32px, 48px (default), and 64px variants. Perfect for architecture diagrams at any scale.\n\n## How to use\n\nBrowse the full collection at [thesvg.org/collection/aws](/collection/aws). Copy SVG, grab a CDN link, or install via npm:\n\n```bash\nnpx @thesvg/cli add aws-aws-lambda\n```\n\nAll icons are provided under CC-BY-ND 2.0 license from AWS." }, { "slug": "azure-gcp-icons-launch", "title": "Azure and Google Cloud Icons Join theSVG", "excerpt": "626 Microsoft Azure service icons and 214 Google Cloud Platform icons are now available. theSVG is now the largest free cloud icon library.", "date": "2026-03-22", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["release", "azure", "gcp", "cloud"], "body": "Today we are adding two major cloud providers to theSVG: **Microsoft Azure** (626 icons) and **Google Cloud Platform** (214 icons).\n\nCombined with our existing AWS collection, theSVG now hosts **1,579 cloud provider icons** across all three major platforms, making it the largest free cloud icon library available.\n\n## Azure: 626 Service Icons\n\n29 categories covering every Azure service: Compute, Networking, Databases, AI, Security, DevOps, IoT, and more. From Virtual Machines to Cosmos DB to Azure Functions.\n\nBrowse at [thesvg.org/collection/azure](/collection/azure).\n\n## Google Cloud: 214 Service Icons\n\nAuto-categorized into Compute, Storage, Analytics, Database, Networking, AI, Security, and more. Includes Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GKE, and all major GCP services.\n\nBrowse at [thesvg.org/collection/gcp](/collection/gcp).\n\n## Cross-cloud search\n\nThe best part: search works across all providers. Type \"compute\" and see AWS EC2, Azure VMs, and GCP Compute Engine side by side. Type \"database\" and compare options across all three clouds.\n\n## Total count: 5,600+\n\n| Collection | Icons |\n|-----------|-------|\n| Brand Icons | 4,019 |\n| AWS Architecture | 739 |\n| Azure Services | 626 |\n| Google Cloud | 214 |\n| **Total** | **5,598** |\n\nAll icons are free to use. Azure icons under MIT license, GCP icons under Apache 2.0." }, { "slug": "5500-icons-milestone", "title": "5,600+ Icons: Building the Definitive SVG Icon Hub", "excerpt": "From brand logos to cloud architecture diagrams, theSVG now covers every icon a developer needs. Here is our vision for what comes next.", "date": "2026-03-22", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["milestone", "roadmap"], "body": "With 5,600+ icons across brands, AWS, Azure, and GCP, theSVG has grown from a brand icon library into something bigger: **the one place developers go for any SVG icon**.\n\n## What makes theSVG different\n\n- **One library, every icon type**: Brand logos, cloud service icons, and more, all in one search\n- **Every format**: SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, CDN, CLI, MCP server\n- **No gatekeeping**: Submit any icon, no approval politics\n- **Developer-first**: npm packages, tree-shakeable, typed, zero config\n\n## What we are working on next\n\n- **Kubernetes and CNCF icons**: The cloud-native ecosystem deserves coverage\n- **Figma plugin**: Insert icons directly into your designs\n- **VS Code extension**: Search and insert icons while coding\n- **Community submissions at scale**: Streamlined review and merge process\n- **Icon comparison**: See AWS Lambda vs Azure Functions vs Cloud Functions side by side\n\n## Get involved\n\ntheSVG is open source. Submit icons, report issues, or contribute code on [GitHub](https://github.com/GLINCKER/thesvg)." }, { "slug": "raycast-extension-launch", "title": "thesvg is Now on Raycast", "excerpt": "Search and copy any of our 5,600 icons directly from Raycast. No browser needed.", "date": "2026-03-26", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["release", "raycast", "integration"], "body": "The thesvg Raycast extension is live on the Raycast Store.\n\n## What it does\n\nSearch across all 5,600 icons from Raycast. Brands, AWS, Azure, GCP. Type a name, hit enter, get the SVG on your clipboard. No browser, no tab switching.\n\nYou can also:\n- Copy the CDN URL instead of the raw SVG\n- Filter by collection (brands, AWS, Azure, GCP)\n- Preview icons before copying\n- Open the icon detail page on thesvg.org\n\n## Install\n\nOpen Raycast, search for \"thesvg\" in the Store, and install. Or visit the store page directly:\n\nhttps://www.raycast.com/thegdsks/thesvg\n\n## Why Raycast\n\nWhen you need an icon while coding, opening a browser tab breaks your flow. With the Raycast extension you stay in your editor. Hit the hotkey, type \"lambda\", copy, paste. Done.\n\nThis is one of several integrations we're building. npm packages, CLI, MCP server for AI tools, and now Raycast. The goal is to get icons into your workflow wherever you already are." }, { "slug": "figma-plugin-launch", "title": "The thesvg Figma Plugin is Live", "excerpt": "Browse 6,030+ brand SVGs without leaving Figma. Variant picker, recents row, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode aware.", "date": "2026-05-20", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["release", "figma", "integration"], "body": "The thesvg plugin for Figma is now approved and live on the Figma Community.\n\nInstall it here: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1612997159050367763\n\n## What it does\n\nSearch our full library of 6,030+ brand SVGs from a panel inside Figma. Click an icon and it drops onto the canvas as an editable vector node, ready for color, resize, mask, or component conversion.\n\n## Why we built it\n\nDesigners kept telling us the same thing: they were keeping a thesvg.org tab open, downloading SVGs to disk, then dragging them into Figma. That round trip kills momentum, especially when you're auditing a logo wall or building a brand integrations page with 30+ marks.\n\nThe plugin removes the round trip. Search, click, done.\n\n## What's in v1.2\n\n- **6,030+ brand icons** across finance, dev tools, gaming, entertainment, telecom, auto, pharma, and 50+ other categories\n- **Variant picker**: hover an icon, click the badge, pick color, mono, dark, light, or wordmark\n- **Recents row**: the last 12 icons you inserted, persisted via figma.clientStorage so they survive plugin closes and restarts\n- **Keyboard shortcuts**: Enter inserts the first search result, Cmd+F focuses search, Esc closes\n- **Theme aware**: matches Figma's light or dark UI automatically\n- **CDN-backed**: catalog and icon files come from jsDelivr, so the plugin stays fast even during peak load on thesvg.org\n\n## Install\n\nOpen Figma, go to **Resources → Plugins**, search for **thesvg**. Or use the Community link above and click Install.\n\nWorks in Figma Desktop and the browser. No account needed beyond your existing Figma login.\n\n## What's next\n\nWe're shipping a few things alongside this launch:\n\n- A **drop-in agent skill** at [`skills/thesvg/SKILL.md`](https://github.com/glincker/thesvg/blob/main/skills/thesvg/SKILL.md) so Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding agents can fetch brand icons fluently using our CDN. Compatible with skills.sh discovery.\n- The Figma plugin link is now in the top bar of [thesvg.org](https://thesvg.org) and on the [extensions page](/extensions).\n- README badges updated.\n\nIf you build anything cool with the plugin, share it in [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/GLINCKER/thesvg/discussions). And if there's a brand missing from the catalog, submit it at [thesvg.org/submit](/submit)." }, { "slug": "google-2026-icons-svg", "title": "Google 2026 Icons Are Live: 13 New Gradient Logos in SVG", "excerpt": "Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet, Docs, Sheets, Slides and 6 more: the Google 2026 gradient refresh, packaged as free SVG downloads for developers.", "date": "2026-05-22", "author": "theSVG Team", "tags": ["release", "google", "launch"], "body": "Google's 2026 product icon refresh is rolling out, and the new gradient marks for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet and the rest of the Workspace family are now available on thesvg as free SVG downloads. Thirteen icons, every one of them taken straight from Google's public gstatic CDN, indexed and ready to drop into your React app, Figma file, or design doc.\n\nIf you have been searching for the Gmail 2026 logo SVG, the Google Drive 2026 logo, or the broader Google gradient refresh icons in vector form, this is the collection. Browse the full set at [thesvg.org/category/google-2026](/category/google-2026).\n\n## What changed in the Google 2026 refresh\n\nGoogle quietly staged the new icons to its production CDN on May 18, 2026, ahead of a broader announcement. Coverage from 9to5Google, Android Central, and Droid-Life confirmed the rollout. The visual language is a clear departure from the flat, single-color marks Google has used since the 2020 Workspace rebrand.\n\nThe 2026 set leans into **multi-stop gradients** mapped to each product's identity:\n\n- **Gmail** moves from the flat red M to a pink, orange, and amber gradient envelope\n- **Drive** keeps the triangle silhouette but blends blue, teal, and green\n- **Calendar** pairs warm amber with a cooler blue stroke\n- **Meet** drops the camera bezel for a softer, more organic shape\n- **Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms** all carry refreshed gradient page marks in their respective signature colors\n\nThe refresh is the first time in five years that Workspace icons share a unified visual system rather than each living in their own color silo. For brand and design teams shipping integrations, comparison pages, or status dashboards, the inconsistency between old flat marks and the new gradient set will be visible.\n\n## The 13 Google 2026 icons available now\n\nEvery icon below is hosted on thesvg with the original SVG paths preserved, gradient defs intact. Click any thumbnail to open the icon detail page with copy buttons for SVG, JSX, Vue, CDN, and Data URI.\n\n\"Gmail \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google \"Google\n\nDirect links to each icon page:\n\n- [Gmail 2026](/icon/gmail-2026)\n- [Google Drive 2026](/icon/google-drive-2026)\n- [Google Calendar 2026](/icon/google-calendar-2026)\n- [Google Meet 2026](/icon/google-meet-2026)\n- [Google Docs 2026](/icon/google-docs-2026)\n- [Google Sheets 2026](/icon/google-sheets-2026)\n- [Google Slides 2026](/icon/google-slides-2026)\n- [Google Forms 2026](/icon/google-forms-2026)\n- [Google Chat 2026](/icon/google-chat-2026)\n- [Google Keep 2026](/icon/google-keep-2026)\n- [Google Sites 2026](/icon/google-sites-2026)\n- [Google Tasks 2026](/icon/google-tasks-2026)\n- [Google Voice 2026](/icon/google-voice-2026)\n\n## How to use the Google 2026 icons\n\nEvery icon ships in the formats you already use. Three common paths.\n\n**HTML via CDN.** Drop the jsDelivr URL into any image tag, no install required:\n\n```\n\n```\n\n**React.** Copy the SVG from the icon detail page, paste as a component, or fetch from CDN:\n\n```\nexport function GmailIcon({ size = 48 }: { size?: number }) {\n return (\n \n );\n}\n```\n\n**CLI.** Pull the SVG straight into your project with the thesvg CLI:\n\n```\nnpx @thesvg/cli add gmail-2026\nnpx @thesvg/cli add google-drive-2026\nnpx @thesvg/cli add google-calendar-2026\n```\n\nThe icon detail pages at [/icon/gmail-2026](/icon/gmail-2026) and the rest expose copy buttons for SVG, JSX, Vue, Data URI, and PNG export at 32 through 512 pixels.\n\n## Trademark notice\n\nThe Google 2026 product marks are **Google trademarks**. theSVG hosts them under the `Trademark` license tag for identification, editorial, and reference use, the same way press, documentation, and integration directories have always used product logos.\n\nDo not modify the marks, do not use them in a way that implies endorsement or partnership, and do not use them to brand a competing product. When in doubt, follow Google's own brand guidance at [about.google/brand-resource-center](https://about.google/brand-resource-center/). This applies to all official trademarked brand icons across thesvg, not just the Google set.\n\n## What is not in this batch\n\nGoogle has not yet pushed the 2026 gradient treatment to several large products. The following are **not** in this release because Google has not shipped them publicly yet:\n\n- Google Maps\n- Google Photos\n- Gemini\n- YouTube\n- Chrome\n- Google Classroom\n- Google Translate\n- Google Pay\n- Android\n\nWe will add each of these to [/category/google-2026](/category/google-2026) as Google rolls them out. The older flat marks remain available on their existing pages so existing integrations keep working.\n\n## Why thesvg got these first\n\nMost OSS icon libraries pull from a known set of source repos. As of May 22, 2026, none of the major libraries have ingested the 2026 Google refresh. We index from the public CDNs the brands themselves serve, which means new marks land here as soon as the brand owner makes them public, not weeks or months later when an upstream catalog updates.\n\nIf you build status pages, integration grids, comparison tables, or marketing pages that lean on current brand visuals, this matters. Out of date logos are one of the fastest ways to make a product page feel stale.\n\n## Grab the collection\n\nVisit [thesvg.org/category/google-2026](/category/google-2026) for the full grid. Filter, preview, copy, ship.\n\nIf Google pushes more 2026 marks before we notice them, open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/GLINCKER/thesvg/issues) or submit them at [thesvg.org/submit](/submit). Every brand deserves a place." } ]