What's the difference between Lucide and Heroicons?

Both are free, open-source icon sets with a similar minimal style. Lucide is a community-driven fork of Feather Icons, while Heroicons comes from the Tailwind CSS team.

What does Iconify actually provide?

Iconify is a unified API and framework for accessing icons from essentially every major icon set, including all of the individual libraries listed here.

Are these icon libraries free to use commercially?

All of the libraries listed here are free and open-source (typically MIT-licensed). Check each project's specific license before shipping.

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Best Icon Libraries for Web and Product Design in 2026

Free icon libraries mostly differ in style and coverage: Heroicons (from the Tailwind CSS team), Lucide (a community fork of Feather), Phosphor Icons (multiple weights), and Tabler Icons (5,000+ on a consistent grid) each offer a distinct visual style at no cost. Iconify is different: it's a meta-library giving API access to icons from 200,000+ icons across every major set, including all of the above.

LucideThe community fork of Feather: clean, consistent, everywhere.Open source

HeroiconsHand-crafted icons from the makers of Tailwind CSS.Open source

Phosphor IconsA flexible family of icons in six weights.Open source

Tabler Icons5,000+ free MIT icons designed on a consistent grid.Open source

IconifyOne API and framework for 200,000+ icons from every major set.Open source

FAQ

What's the difference between Lucide and Heroicons?: Both are free, open-source icon sets with a similar minimal style. Lucide is a community-driven fork of Feather Icons, while Heroicons comes from the Tailwind CSS team.
What does Iconify actually provide?: Iconify is a unified API and framework for accessing icons from essentially every major icon set, including all of the individual libraries listed here.
Are these icon libraries free to use commercially?: All of the libraries listed here are free and open-source (typically MIT-licensed). Check each project's specific license before shipping.

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