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Heroicons Animated

316 free animated Heroicons for React, copy-paste ready.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Heroicons Animated?

Heroicons Animated is a free, MIT-licensed collection of 316 smoothly animated versions of the Heroicons set for React, built with Motion. Add icons with the shadcn CLI or copy the code, and customise them like any SVG.

Pros: what Heroicons Animated does well

  • 316 polished animated icons
  • Free and open source (MIT)
  • Installs with the shadcn CLI

Cons: where it falls short

  • React only
  • Too much icon motion can distract users

Who Heroicons Animated is for

React developers who want subtle, polished icon animations.

Who can skip it

Projects that do not use React or prefer static icons.

Heroicons Animated alternatives

Not sold on Heroicons Animated? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

Kokonut UI

Focus: tailwind, nextjs and open source. Shares ui components and react with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.6 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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Lordicon

Focus: lottie and ui design. Shares animated icons and motion with Heroicons Animated. Freemium (Heroicons Animated: Free). Rated 4.6 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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Amicro

Focus: micro-interactions and animation. Shares react and ui components with Heroicons Animated. Rated 4.4 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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ForgeUI

Focus: tailwind, shadcn and templates. Shares react and ui components with Heroicons Animated. Freemium (Heroicons Animated: Free). Rated 4.4 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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shadcn/ui

Focus: tailwind, open source and design system. Shares ui components and react with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.9 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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Free alternatives to Heroicons Animated

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Motion (motion.dev)

Focus: animation, javascript and vue. Shares react and motion with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.7 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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React Bits

Focus: animations, effects and open source. Shares ui components and react with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.7 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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Anicon

Focus: shadcn and svg. Shares animated icons and react with Heroicons Animated. A template, not a website. Rated 4.4 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

TemplateFreeWeb

Great UI

Focus: tailwind, framer motion and typescript. Shares ui components and react with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.4 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb

Kumo

Focus: design system and cloudflare. Shares react and ui components with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.4 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb

beUI

Focus: animated components, tailwind and shadcn. Shares react and motion with Heroicons Animated. A framework, not a website. Rated 4.3 (Heroicons Animated: 4.5).

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