Are Heroicons free to use, and do I need to give attribution?

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Yes. Heroicons is released under the MIT open source license, the icons are free to use, and no attribution is required. According to the site's own description, Heroicons is "a collection of MIT open source interface icons for web and app development. Icons are free, no attribution required."

What the MIT license allows

The MIT license is one of the most permissive open source licenses. For Heroicons, that means you can:

  • Use the icons in personal, commercial, and client projects
  • Modify, recolor, resize, or combine them
  • Include them in products you sell
  • Redistribute them as part of a larger work

You do not need to credit Steve Schoger (the icon designer), the Heroicons project, or heroicons.dev anywhere in your product, documentation, or marketing.

Do you ever need attribution?

Not for the icons themselves. The "no attribution required" statement covers normal use. Two practical notes:

  • Courtesy, not obligation. Crediting the project is welcome but optional. If you want to acknowledge it, a line like "Icons by Heroicons" is enough — but nothing requires it.
  • Don't imply endorsement. The MIT license grants use rights, not permission to claim the project sponsors or endorses your product.

Quick reference

Question Answer
Are the icons free? Yes
License MIT (open source)
Attribution required? No
Commercial use allowed? Yes, under MIT terms
Can I modify them? Yes

What to check before shipping

The site description is the source for the license and attribution terms above. If you need the exact legal wording — for example, to include the license text in a distributed product — pull the full MIT license text from the project's repository rather than relying on a summary. That text is what governs redistribution terms if you ship the icons as a standalone package.