Tool profile
Feather: cost, fit and limits
Feather is a small open source set of SVG icons made by Cole Bemis and released under the MIT license, with a homepage customizer for size and stroke width, a download-all option and an npm package named feather-icons.
What to know first
Feather's homepage shows version 4.29.0 and a customizer that starts at 24 px size and 2 px stroke width, with a reset button. The whole set can be downloaded at once, and an npm package called feather-icons and a CDNJS listing carry it into projects. It is free under MIT, copyright 2013 to 2023 Cole Bemis. The site is short, and the README carries most install details.
Feather at a glance
| Maker | Cole Bemis (MIT license holder), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Free |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Icon Libraries in 2026, rank 10 of 11 |
| Website | feathericons.com |
Who Feather is best for
Small sites that want a plain set
A one-page customizer, a download-all button and an npm package are enough to add icons to a landing page without choosing among frameworks or plans.
Developers who load from a CDN
A CDNJS listing for feather-icons appears in the README badges, so a static page can include the library from a CDN without a build step.
Designers who tweak stroke and size
The homepage customizer lets you set size and stroke width and reset to defaults, which is a quick way to preview the set at your interface scale.
Feather plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| MIT license | Free | The Feather icon set, shown as version 4.29.0 on the homepage, downloadable as SVG, with no paid plan published. |
Checked November 2026.
What Feather does
- Customizer
- The homepage customizer starts at 24 px size and 2 px stroke width and has a reset button that returns both settings to those defaults.
- Download all
- A single option downloads the complete set, which suits a team that wants every file in a repository rather than an npm dependency. That route fits a repository that wants the SVG files committed, with no build step to configure.
- npm package
- The repository publishes the feather-icons package, which puts the icons into a project's dependencies and a build. The package is named feather-icons, so projects add it with a standard npm install in a build.
- CDNJS listing
- README badges show a CDNJS listing for feather-icons, so a plain HTML page can load the library from a CDN. The badges in the README show where the library is served, which a team can verify before use.
- Versioned homepage
- The homepage shows version 4.29.0, which gives a reviewer a fixed point to compare against later releases. Version 4.29.0 on the homepage lets a reviewer compare what they install with what the site shows.
How Feather handles your data
Feather is a set of files, so using it sends no data to the maintainer. The LICENSE file names Cole Bemis as the MIT copyright holder for 2013 to 2023, and the MIT notice should stay with redistributed copies. The pages we read state no hosting region, retention period, certification, company address or position on training AI models, and no account or service exists that would store data about you. The vendor's policy was not checked for those points, and releases after version 4.29.0 were not read.
Where Feather falls short in practice
- Latest release not verified. The homepage shows version 4.29.0 and we did not check later versions, so a buyer should confirm the current release and its changes before adopting the package.
- Thin documentation on the site. The homepage is short and the README carries the install details, so there are no framework guides, icon counts or design specifications on the site itself.
- No AI, API or plugins named. The pages describe a download, a customizer and an npm package. No AI search, hosted API or design-tool plugin is mentioned. Teams wanting those must combine Feather with another library, such as Iconify, or draw their own.
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Feather: common questions
What does the Feather customizer do?
The homepage customizer lets you change the icon size and stroke width, with 24 px and 2 px as the defaults, and a reset button returns both to those values. It previews the look in the browser. For production use, the same settings are applied through your own CSS or attributes after you install the package.
Is Feather free to use commercially?
Feather is released under the MIT license, and the LICENSE file shows copyright 2013 to 2023 Cole Bemis. MIT allows commercial use and asks that the notice be kept with copies you redistribute. The homepage lists no paid plan, so there is nothing to buy.
How do I install Feather?
The repository publishes an npm package named feather-icons, and README badges show a CDNJS listing for it. The homepage also offers a download-all option for the full set as SVG files. Pick the route that matches your build: a package manager, a CDN link or files committed to your repository.
Which version of Feather is current?
The homepage shows version 4.29.0. We did not check later versions, so open the GitHub releases or the npm page to confirm. Version numbers matter here because icon names can change between releases, and your imports should be pinned to a version you have tested.
Does Feather have React or Vue packages?
The pages we read name the feather-icons npm package and a CDNJS listing but no React or Vue packages. The icons are SVG, so any framework can render them through its own SVG handling. Teams that want ready-made components usually pick Lucide or Heroicons, which list framework libraries.