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Should I use Simple Icons?

Free SVG icons for popular brands - simpleicons.org

· 1 month ago

Free, CC0-licensed library of 3,400+ brand SVGs — a no-brainer for developers who need brand marks. Skip it if you need general UI icons, full-color art, or any support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; many were tangential icon-marketplace pages, so direct user-review evidence is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Developers needing brand SVGs
  • Open-source dashboards and homepages
  • Figma users grabbing brand logos
  • WordPress sites adding social icons

Not for

  • Anyone needing general UI or illustrated icons — brands only
  • Teams wanting full-color or custom-styled icons
  • Buyers expecting support or SLAs — none exists
  • Non-technical users wanting an icon editor or marketplace

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

WordPress plugin users: update beyond 2.8.4 to clear CVE-2025-31786 (CVSS 5.3)

medium

CC0 covers the icon set, not brand trademarks — read the legal disclaimer before commercial use

medium

Community-funded via Open Collective; no support SLA if something breaks

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 3,400+ free searchable brand SVG icons
  • CC0 license — no attribution required, even commercially
  • Free Figma plugin ships all 3,400+ icons
  • Available via npm, CDN, Composer, and Elm packages
  • Actively maintained with a public release and review process

Cons

  • Brand logos only — not a general-purpose icon set
  • Trademark restrictions: users must read a legal disclaimer
  • Companion WordPress plugin had a missing-authorization CVE
  • No published security page
  • Site loading performance publicly criticized

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Core library has no known CVEs; the companion WordPress plugin had CVE-2025-31786 (CVSS 5.3), patched after 2.8.4.

official x5review x2security x3
  • CVE-2025-31786 — Missing Authorization in WordPress plugin, Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin ≤ 2.8.4; CVSS 5.3. Update the plugin.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free and CC0 — nothing to pay
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Search, copy SVG; npm and CDN packages
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Brand marks only, not general icons
  • Support quality: 2/5. Community-run, GitHub issues only
  • Security posture: 3/5. Core clean; WordPress plugin had one CVE
  • 3,400+ Icon count SVG brand icons
  • $0 Price No paid tier exists
  • CC0 License Public domain, no attribution
  • Community Funding Open Collective donations

Pricing

Free

$0

  • All 3,400+ brand SVGs
  • CC0 license
  • npm/CDN packages

Security

Core library has no known CVEs; the companion WordPress plugin had CVE-2025-31786 (CVSS 5.3), patched after 2.8.4.

  • CVE-2025-31786 — Missing Authorization in WordPress pluginPopular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin ≤ 2.8.4; CVSS 5.3. Update the plugin.⁶

What users say

Developers treat it as the default free brand-icon source and often pair it with general sets like Tabler; ecosystem repackagings exist for WordPress, Figma, and Elm.

Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; many were tangential icon-marketplace pages, so direct user-review evidence is thin.

Free CC0 library of 3,400+ brand SVGs — no-brainer for devs; wrong pick for full-color or general UI icons.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; many were tangential icon-marketplace pages, so direct user-review evidence is thin.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. simple-icons on npmnpmjs.com
    official
  2. Simple Icons sitesimpleicons.org
    official
  3. Simple Icons legal disclaimergithub.com
    official
  4. Release process FAQ (GitHub discussion)github.com
    official
  5. Site loading time complaints (GitHub discussion)github.com
    review
  6. CVE-2025-31786 via WPScanwpscan.com
    security
  7. Wordfence vulnerability entrywordfence.com
    security
  8. Simple Icons security page checksimpleicons.org
    security
  9. Best icon library thread (r/reactjs)reddit.com
    review
  10. Figma brand icons pluginfigma.com
    official

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