What is Search SVG Icons @icongo?

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Search SVG Icons @icongo (icongo.github.io) is a browser-based SVG icon search tool. According to its own description, it lets you search for popular icons, easily include them in React projects, and provides a tool to convert SVG into React components. It is aimed at developers who need icons for React work rather than at general graphic design. The site is a JavaScript app, so the page requires JavaScript enabled to run.

What the site offers

Based on the site's description, three capabilities define it:

  • Icon search — find popular SVG icons by searching, rather than browsing a fixed gallery.
  • React-oriented usage — the stated goal is to make it easy to include those icons in React projects.
  • SVG-to-React conversion — a built-in tool turns raw SVG into a React component, which saves the manual step of rewriting SVG markup as JSX.

Who it is for

It fits you if:

  • You are building a React interface and need icons quickly.
  • You already have SVG files or markup and want them as React components.
  • You want search plus conversion in one place instead of two separate tools.

It is a weaker fit if you need raster images, complex illustrations, or a full design-asset library with versioning and team features — nothing in the site description points to those.

How to use it

  1. Open icongo.github.io in a browser with JavaScript enabled. If you see only a blank page or a "enable JavaScript" message, that is the app failing to load, not the site being down.
  2. Use the search to find an icon by name or keyword.
  3. Take the icon for your React project — either as the SVG itself or through the SVG-to-React conversion path, depending on what the interface offers for that icon.
  4. For conversion, supply the SVG (paste or upload, as the tool presents it) and expect a React component as output that you can drop into your project.

Verification: the search returns icon results, and the conversion step returns component code you can render. If either returns nothing, check that JavaScript is enabled and that the page finished loading before assuming the icon does not exist.

Practical notes and common snags

  • JavaScript is mandatory. The only page evidence available is the message "You need to enable JavaScript to run this app," so treat a non-rendering page as a client-side loading issue first.
  • Check the license before shipping. The description says "popular icons" but does not state licensing terms per icon set. Icon collections often carry different licenses (MIT, Apache, CC, or attribution requirements), so confirm the terms for the specific icons you use in a commercial project.
  • Verify the converted component. Automatic SVG-to-React conversion usually handles attribute renaming (for example class to className, kebab-case attributes to camelCase), but review the output for props, viewBox, and any inline styles before committing it.
  • No pricing information is available. The site description does not mention cost, accounts, or login, so do not assume it is free or that no account is needed — check the site itself if that matters to you.

Bottom line

icongo.github.io is a search-and-convert utility for SVG icons with a React focus. Use it when you want to find an icon and get it into a React codebase with minimal manual editing; verify icon licensing and review converted components before production use.