Remix Icon is a solid choice — 3,244 icons, Apache 2.0 licensed. But it is not the only one, and it is not the best fit for every project. Below are 8 open-source alternatives ranked by how directly they answer the reasons people look for a replacement: more coverage, more visual range, or a simpler license.
| Library | Icons | Variants | License | React package | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucide Icons | 1,979 | outline only | ISC | lucide-react |
vs Remix |
| Tabler Icons | 6,324 | outline only | MIT | @tabler/icons-react |
vs Remix |
| MingCute Icons | 3,352 | line and fill | Apache 2.0 | @mingcute/icon-react |
vs Remix |
| Iconoir | 2,020 | outline only | MIT | iconoir-react |
vs Remix |
| Heroicons | 1,297 | outline and solid | MIT | @heroicons/react |
vs Remix |
| Phosphor Icons | 9,198 | thin, light, regular, bold, fill and duotone | MIT | phosphor-react |
vs Remix |
| Feather Icons | 286 | outline only | MIT | react-feather |
vs Remix |
| Material Design Icons | 14,001 | outlined, rounded, sharp, two-tone and filled | Apache 2.0 | @mui/icons-material |
vs Remix |
Products that already have a strong visual identity and need icons that adapt to it. The lighter stroke and neutral construction make Remix easy to pair with custom typography and colour systems.
If you want a heavier, more characterful outline, Lucide and Tabler read bolder. For more than two variants per icon, Phosphor and Solar go further.
Start from the constraint that actually binds your project. If it is coverage, sort by icon count — the difference between a 286-icon set and a 20,000-icon set is whether you ever have to design a glyph yourself. If it is visual range, look at variants per concept: a library with six weights lets you build hierarchy without a second dependency. If it is legal simplicity, avoid CC BY sets where attribution is impractical.
All of these libraries are indexed on IconStash, so you can search one concept and compare how every set drew it before committing.
The usual reasons are coverage, style range and licensing. Remix Icon ships 3,244 icons in line and fill. If you need concepts it does not cover, or several visual weights from one set, or a license without attribution, one of the alternatives below will fit better.
Every library listed here is open source and free for commercial use. Most are MIT, ISC or Apache 2.0, none of which require attribution. The exception in this list is any CC BY 4.0 set, which does require a visible credit — check the license column in the table above before committing.
Technically yes, but mixing sets usually looks inconsistent because each one draws to its own grid and stroke weight. If you need to fill a gap, prefer pulling a single icon and redrawing it to match your primary set.