IconArchive vs Ionicons

IconArchive is a tag-based search engine for finding and downloading icons. It lists more than 800,000 icons and supports browsing by category, popularity, recency, designer, and icon pack. Downloads are available in PNG and SVG, and the site says no login or subscription is needed. Listed uses range from web and app projects to print design, presentations, invitations, social media, and forum avatars. Desktop users can find icons for customizing Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The commercial-free collection contains 600 packs whose icons may be used commercially without payment, although some packs require a backlink to the artist's website. The SVG section lists 116 packs, including Feather, Octicons, Ionicons, and Iconoir. People looking for custom icon design can search for professional artists offering design work and project help. The site uses Google Analytics and third-party advertising companies, with cookies for site functions, analytics, and advertising. Its terms state that the service is provided as available and make no warranty about security, reliability, timeliness, or performance.

Ionicons is an icon set for web, iOS, Android, and desktop apps, with 1,300 icons described in its usage guide. It is released under the MIT License and is listed as free, including commercial use. Icons are available as SVGs or through a web component that loads requested SVGs and fetches only those currently visible. App icons have filled, outline, and sharp variants; logo icons do not have outline or sharp versions. In Ionic Framework, developers can set separate iOS and Material Design icons. Size and color can be changed with attributes or CSS, and outline stroke width can be adjusted with a CSS custom property. The component can also load a custom SVG from a URL, provided that file contains no scripts or events. The guide recommends aria-hidden for decorative icons and aria-label text for interactive ones. Listed browser support includes Chrome 79+, Safari 14+, Edge 79+, and Firefox 70+; Internet Explorer 11 is not supported. Users can suggest missing icons through a GitHub issue.