--- title: Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯 | daily.dev description: AnimateIcons is a React library that transforms static SVG icons into smooth animations. It offers 45+ animated icons, works with React and Next.js, supports... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/static-is-boring-animate-your-icons--qds12kijg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯 | daily.dev og:description: AnimateIcons is a React library that transforms static SVG icons into smooth animations. It offers 45+ animated icons, works with React and Next.js, supports... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/static-is-boring-animate-your-icons--qds12kijg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qDs12Kijg.png og:image:alt: Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯 **[WebDev](https://daily.dev/sources/webdev)** · [@avijit07x](https://daily.dev/avijit07x) · 1 min read · 675 upvotes · 53 comments ## Summary AnimateIcons is a React library that transforms static SVG icons into smooth animations. It offers 45+ animated icons, works with React and Next.js, supports hover and programmatic control, and integrates with ShadCN CLI. The library aims to enhance user interfaces by adding purposeful motion to icons. ## Content Hey devs 👋, Tired of boring static icons? AnimateIcons is here! A sleek React library that transforms SVGs into smooth, purposeful animations — lightweight, customizable, and built with motion/react. ✨ Features: - 45+ animated icons - Works with React & Next.js - Easy control (hover or programmatic) - ShadCN CLI integration 👉 Check it out: https://animateicons.vercel.app/ Make your UI pop ✨ — because icons shouldn’t just sit there, they should move with purpose! ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dominiquedebert** · 40 upvotes > Static may be boring but it doesn't consume as much energy as animated, so I'll stick to it. **@avijit07x** · 10 upvotes > For everyone asking about performance ⚡ > Here’s the PageSpeed score of AnimateIcons (desktop): >  > > Full report 👉 https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-animateicons-vercel-app/27scm7se9q?form_factor=desktop > > Lightweight, optimized, and production-ready 🚀 **@tristian\_potgieter** · 6 upvotes > This is great and all, but I think this will only fit well in very specific concepts and designs. Help me understand how they animate the icons though ? Just altering the paths of the svg's with js ? (I know I can google this but the interactions are good) **@hitarth24** · 3 upvotes > Could you add support for more Lucide icons? I’d love to use some of them with animations. **@kawsarkabir** · 2 upvotes > man dam it it was too good my next project i will implement thanks man ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#svg](https://daily.dev/tags/svg) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/static-is-boring-animate-your-icons--qds12kijg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/static-is-boring-animate-your-icons--qds12kijg","headline":"Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯","text":"AnimateIcons is a React library that transforms static SVG icons into smooth animations. 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