ICO to PNG Converter
Drop a ICO, get a PNG. Nothing is uploaded.
The shape is always kept, so the other side follows. Neither maximum ever ENLARGES a picture that is already smaller than it.
Pixels for either maximum, and a percentage for the last one. It is ignored while Resize is keeping the original size.
Nothing is uploaded. Your file is read in your browser and never leaves your computer.
What this does
A favicon generator, an icon editor or a Windows development tool writes ICO, and every website has one sitting at its root. A PNG keeps every pixel exactly and keeps its transparent parts transparent, which is what a logo, a label or a screenshot needs. It turns up as the little square beside a page’s name in a browser tab, and as the picture on a Windows shortcut.
How it works
- Choose your ICO fileDrag a ICO file onto the box above, or press it and pick one. It is read in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
- Wait for the PNGThe conversion runs on your own computer, so how long it takes depends on your machine and the size of the file, not on a queue.
- Download the PNGPress the download button. The PNG file lands in your downloads folder, ready for your slicer.
About the formats
- Why your file is a ICO
- Windows Icon. A favicon generator, an icon editor or a Windows development tool writes ICO, and every website has one sitting at its root.
- Why you want a PNG
- Portable Network Graphics. A PNG keeps every pixel exactly and keeps its transparent parts transparent, which is what a logo, a label or a screenshot needs.
- What a PNG holds
- Exact pixels with no quality loss, and real transparency.
- What changes on the way to PNG
- The biggest square inside is taken and comes out with its see-through corners intact, which is what turning an icon back into something editable is usually for.
- Where this format turns up
- It turns up as the little square beside a page’s name in a browser tab, and as the picture on a Windows shortcut.
Questions
Is ICO to PNG Converter free?
Yes. Every tool on Short Work Tools is free, with no account, no sign-in and no limit on how many files you run through it. It runs on your own computer, so it costs us nothing to give away.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. Nothing is uploaded. Your file is read in your browser and never leaves your computer. There is no upload step, no server copy and nothing kept afterwards, which is also why it works with the network switched off once the page has loaded.
What does the PNG keep from the ICO?
Exact pixels with no quality loss, and real transparency. The biggest square inside is taken and comes out with its see-through corners intact, which is what turning an icon back into something editable is usually for.
How large a file can I use?
Up to 250 MB. The limit is your browser's memory rather than an upload size, because the file never goes anywhere; a file larger than that is refused with a message rather than crashing the tab.
Which programs write ICO files?
A favicon generator, an icon editor or a Windows development tool writes ICO, and every website has one sitting at its root. It turns up as the little square beside a page’s name in a browser tab, and as the picture on a Windows shortcut.
Does the converted picture keep the information the camera wrote into it?
No, and there is no setting for it because there is nothing to set. The picture is decoded to pixels and drawn onto a fresh canvas, and a canvas has no place to put the camera model, the date or the GPS position the original carried, so none of it is in the file you get back.
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