diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1af066f..80d5bfd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ Initial release
 ## 1.0.0+1
 
 Fixup readme
+
+## 1.0.1
+
+Remove dependency on `fast_immutable_collections` for users
diff --git a/lib/src/controllers/emoji.dart b/lib/src/controllers/emoji.dart
index 1b726d1..80f5d36 100644
--- a/lib/src/controllers/emoji.dart
+++ b/lib/src/controllers/emoji.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class EmojiController extends AsyncNotifier<IList<EmojiCategory>> {
         (entry) => .new(
           icon: entry.value.first.emoji.widget,
           name: entry.key,
-          emojis: .new(entry.value.map((e) => e.emoji)),
+          emojis: entry.value.map((e) => e.emoji).toList(),
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/lib/src/models/emoji_category.dart b/lib/src/models/emoji_category.dart
index 19936c0..19f556b 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/emoji_category.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/emoji_category.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart";
 import "package:material_emoji_picker/src/models/emoji.dart";
 import "package:flutter/widgets.dart";
@@ -8,5 +7,5 @@ part "emoji_category.freezed.dart";
 class EmojiCategory({
   required final Widget icon,
   required final String name,
-  required final IList<Emoji> emojis,
+  required final List<Emoji> emojis,
 }) with _$EmojiCategory;
diff --git a/lib/src/models/emoji_category.freezed.dart b/lib/src/models/emoji_category.freezed.dart
index a0f9c58..e5056d4 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/emoji_category.freezed.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/emoji_category.freezed.dart
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ abstract mixin class $EmojiCategoryCopyWith<$Res>  {
   factory $EmojiCategoryCopyWith(EmojiCategory value, $Res Function(EmojiCategory) _then) = _$EmojiCategoryCopyWithImpl;
 @useResult
 $Res call({
- Widget icon, String name, IList<Emoji> emojis
+ Widget icon, String name, List<Emoji> emojis
 });
 
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class _$EmojiCategoryCopyWithImpl<$Res>
 icon: null == icon ? _self.icon : icon // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
 as Widget,name: null == name ? _self.name : name // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
 as String,emojis: null == emojis ? _self.emojis : emojis // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-as IList<Emoji>,
+as List<Emoji>,
   ));
 }
 
@@ -85,12 +85,18 @@ as IList<Emoji>,
 
 
 class _EmojiCategory extends EmojiCategory {
-   _EmojiCategory({required this.icon, required this.name, required this.emojis}): super(icon: icon, name: name, emojis: emojis);
+   _EmojiCategory({required this.icon, required this.name, required  List<Emoji> emojis}): _emojis = emojis,super(icon: icon, name: name, emojis: emojis);
   
 
 @override final  Widget icon;
 @override final  String name;
-@override final  IList<Emoji> emojis;
+ final  List<Emoji> _emojis;
+@override List<Emoji> get emojis {
+  if (_emojis is EqualUnmodifiableListView) return _emojis;
+  // ignore: implicit_dynamic_type
+  return EqualUnmodifiableListView(_emojis);
+}
+
 
 /// Create a copy of EmojiCategory
 /// with the given fields replaced by the non-null parameter values.
@@ -102,13 +108,13 @@ _$EmojiCategoryCopyWith<_EmojiCategory> get copyWith => __$EmojiCategoryCopyWith
 
 @override
 bool operator ==(Object other) {
-    return identical(this, other) || (other.runtimeType == runtimeType&&other is _EmojiCategory&&(identical(other.icon, icon) || other.icon == icon)&&(identical(other.name, name) || other.name == name)&&const DeepCollectionEquality().equals(other.emojis, emojis));
+    return identical(this, other) || (other.runtimeType == runtimeType&&other is _EmojiCategory&&(identical(other.icon, icon) || other.icon == icon)&&(identical(other.name, name) || other.name == name)&&const DeepCollectionEquality().equals(other.emojis, _emojis));
 }
 
 
 @override
 int get hashCode {
-    return Object.hash(runtimeType,icon,name,const DeepCollectionEquality().hash(emojis));
+    return Object.hash(runtimeType,icon,name,const DeepCollectionEquality().hash(_emojis));
 }
 
 @override
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ abstract mixin class _$EmojiCategoryCopyWith<$Res> implements $EmojiCategoryCopy
   factory _$EmojiCategoryCopyWith(_EmojiCategory value, $Res Function(_EmojiCategory) _then) = __$EmojiCategoryCopyWithImpl;
 @override @useResult
 $Res call({
- Widget icon, String name, IList<Emoji> emojis
+ Widget icon, String name, List<Emoji> emojis
 });
 
 
@@ -145,8 +151,8 @@ class __$EmojiCategoryCopyWithImpl<$Res>
   return _then(_EmojiCategory(
 icon: null == icon ? _self.icon : icon // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
 as Widget,name: null == name ? _self.name : name // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-as String,emojis: null == emojis ? _self.emojis : emojis // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-as IList<Emoji>,
+as String,emojis: null == emojis ? _self._emojis : emojis // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+as List<Emoji>,
   ));
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart b/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
index 7d819a3..c98ad30 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ final class const EmojiPicker({
                                       ) ||
                                       emoji.tags.join().contains(search.value),
                                 )
-                                .toIList();
+                                .toList();
 
                       return Column(
                         crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index cb2226f..11b8ba0 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: material_emoji_picker
 description: A generic but configurable emoji picker for Flutter
-version: 1.0.0+1
+version: 1.0.1
 repository: https://git.federated.nexus/Henry-Hiles/material_emoji_picker
 issue_tracker: https://git.federated.nexus/Henry-Hiles/material_emoji_picker/issues