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24 alternatives to SF Symbols

Over 1,500 configurable symbols from Apple.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SF Symbols launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SF Symbols 3▲96

   600 new icons + hierarchical color customization + inspector

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SF Symbols 5▲240

   5K symbols designed to work with Apple's San Francisco font

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sans Francisco▲605

   A collection of tools and resources for designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SF Feathers▲86

   Feather icons for all your Xcode projects

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Symbar▲76

   Quick access to SF Symbols from your menu bar

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Glyph Engine▲7

   Find and Make new SF Symbols

   Jun 2026 · glyphengine.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Create Custom Symbols▲8

   Convert any icon SVG into SF Symbol

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sfsym – Export Apple SF Symbols as Vector SVG/PDF/PNG▲29

   I found myself reaching for SF Symbols' 'Copy Image As…' quite often during agentic design sessions, so I made a command-line tool that the agent can use by itself. It exports Apple SF Symbols as SVG, PDF, or PNG. The vector paths come directly from macOS's symbol renderer. Internally it reaches a private ivar on NSSymbolImageRep to get the CUINamedVectorGlyph, draws into a CGPDFContext, then walks the PDF content stream back out as SVG `d` commands. The output matches what the system draws, rather than an approximation traced from rasters. A few things about it: - Every subcommand accepts…

   Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Full iOS 15 UI Kit ▲98

   Design System for mobile apps creators in Figma

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Symbol Design System▲204

    Advanced web-design system based on Sketch nested symbols.

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Symbols for Sketch▲90

    A set of templates to make an icon font with Sketch (gulp)

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SF Viewer▲5

    View, compare and export SF Symbols

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Type Detail▲120

    A detailed look at fonts (e.g. Apple's new "San Francisco")

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14TC
    Typedetail.com – featuring Apple's new typeface San Francisco▲137

    2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

15. 15MF
    Modern Font Stacks – New system font stack CSS for modern OSs▲335

    2023 · modernfontstacks.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fluent System Icons▲182

    Thousands of modern and clear UI icons for free

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Logo with Icons▲315

    Make logo with 200,000 SVG icons

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Space Icons▲278

    77 hand-drawn space icons in multiple graphic versions

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Handy Fonts▲133

    Hand drawn fonts for your designs & products

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Symbolicons Pro▲119

    Versatile icons for designers and developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    3D Lettering pack & Alphabet by Artify▲207

    260+ premade quotes & transparent 3D alphabet in 4k

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Classic Macintosh UI Kit▲70

    100+ elements inspired by the iconic, classic software

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nested Symbols & Styleguides for Sketch▲247

    Huge freebie of custom symbols & auto-updating style guides

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SF Catalog▲1

    Browse SF Symbols & Generate UIKit / SwiftUI Code

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →