Freedom for Your Designs

The Noun Project Alternative

IconShelf is a flexible Noun Project alternative. Access 300,000+ icons with commercial-friendly licenses and developer-ready code snippets.

Search 300,000+ icons in one place
200+ open-source collections indexed
Directly copy React, Vue, & SVG code
Zero subscription fees for MIT/CC0 icons

How it compares

The practical difference for your daily workflow.

CapabilityThe Noun ProjectIconShelf
Licensing FocusAttribution (CC-BY)
MIT / CC0 (No Attribution)
Visual UniformityIndividual Creators
Systematic Collections
Technical FormatsSVG / PNG Only
React, Vue, SVG, WebP
Pro FeaturesSubscription Gated
Unified Search & Canvas
Usage FreedomForced Attribution
Commercial License Options

No Attribution Gating

Search for icons that don't require mandatory links back. Focus on MIT and CC0 sets for truly free commercial usage.

Systematic Design

Access curated collections like Tabler and Lucide where thousands of icons share the exact same stroke width and style.

Modern UI Canvas

Stylize your icons with our live color picker and sizing tools before you export. Consistency made effortless.

Professional workflows

Minimalist Mobile Apps

Designers use IconShelf to find minimalist glyphs from sets like Heroicons that match the aesthetic of The Noun Project but come with developer-friendly SVG code.

Common questions

Do I always have to pay for Noun Project icons?

The Noun Project has a generous free tier that requires attribution. IconShelf indexes many sets that use MIT or CC0 licenses, which allow for free commercial use without attribution, giving you more flexibility for quick projects.

A Better Noun Project Alternative

The Noun Project is iconic, but the constant requirement for attribution or complex pricing can slow you down. An alternative to The Noun Project like IconShelf prioritizes your speed and legal freedom.

We've curated the best systematic icon libraries so you don't have to piece together individual icons from different authors. Get a unified look across your entire application with a single click.

Start using IconShelf today

Access 200+ open-source libraries in one interface. Free for commercial projects. 15,000+ developers can't be wrong.