The latest articles on DEV Community by Bidyut Kundu (@bidyut_10). https://dev.to/bidyut_10 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3929906%2F202ebd8e-30a4-49af-a960-d831793f3002.png https://dev.to/bidyut_10 en Bidyut Kundu Wed, 13 May 2026 18:21:48 +0000 https://dev.to/bidyut_10/i-built-an-svg-icon-library-because-i-was-tired-of-installing-heavy-packages-4ca2 https://dev.to/bidyut_10/i-built-an-svg-icon-library-because-i-was-tired-of-installing-heavy-packages-4ca2 <p>Over the past few years of building frontend projects, one thing kept bothering me — installing large icon packages just to use a handful of icons.</p> <p>Most of the time, I only needed the actual SVG or component source code so I could customize it freely without adding extra dependencies or increasing bundle size.</p> <p>So I started building Next Icons.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fryan7k9b8jctxh4vq1wr.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fryan7k9b8jctxh4vq1wr.png" alt=" " width="800" height="403"></a></p> <p>It’s a growing collection of 500+ modern SVG icons that developers can simply copy, paste, and use instantly in their projects.</p> <p><strong>The main goal was simplicity:</strong></p> <ul> <li>No package installation</li> <li>No setup</li> <li>Clean source code</li> <li>Easy customization</li> <li>Developer-friendly experience</li> </ul> <p>I’m actively improving the project every day by adding more icons, categories, and better search/navigation.</p> <p>Would genuinely love feedback from the developer community</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://nexticons.in" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nexticons.in</a><br> Icons: <a href="https://nexticons.in/icons" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nexticons.in/icons</a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhc3aem0jfybs7egsu6xb.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhc3aem0jfybs7egsu6xb.png" alt=" " width="800" height="403"></a></p> productivity opensource react javascript