Can I use thesvg icons commercially? (license guide)

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Short answer: yes, you can use thesvg icons in commercial projects. The longer answer depends on which icon and which use.

The wrapper code is MIT. All the package code (thesvg, @thesvg/icons, @thesvg/react, @thesvg/vue, @thesvg/svelte, @thesvg/cli, @thesvg/mcp-server) is MIT-licensed. You can use it in any project, commercial or otherwise.

Brand icons themselves remain trademarks of their respective owners. thesvg distributes them under the doctrine of nominative fair use — you can use a brand mark to refer to that specific brand without implying endorsement. Common allowed uses:

• Linking to a brand's site or service ("Sign in with Google")
• Comparison content ("AWS vs Azure vs GCP")
• Documentation ("we integrate with Stripe")
• Editorial use (blog posts, articles)

Per-icon license metadata. Each entry in icons.json carries a license field. The values you'll see:

License	What it means
CC0-1.0	Public domain, no restrictions on the SVG file
MIT	Use freely, keep license notice
CC-BY-SA-4.0	Attribution required + share-alike (e.g., DiceBear, Softcatala)
brand-use	Brand owner restricts third-party redistribution; nominative fair use only
Proprietary	Brand owner has explicit restrictions; check before using
Apache-2.0	Use freely, keep license notice and patent grant

Things that aren't safe even with thesvg:

• Putting a brand logo on your own product packaging or app store icon (implies endorsement)
• Modifying a logo in ways the brand prohibits (e.g., AWS architecture icons under CC BY-ND, no derivatives)
• Using a logo to suggest sponsorship or partnership where none exists
• Using the icon in trademark-sensitive contexts (selling merch, registered marks)

If a brand owner wants their icon updated or removed, open an issue or email support@glincker.com. We comply within 24 hours. See LEGAL.md and TRADEMARK.md for the full policy.

When in doubt, check the brand's own usage guidelines (most have a press kit or branding page).