PNG to ICO Converter
Drop a PNG, get a ICO. 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
Every screenshot tool and every drawing program writes PNG. An ICO is what a browser tab and a Windows shortcut ask for by name, and neither of them accepts anything else in its place. It is what a reference picture, a label or a texture arrives as.
How it works
- Choose your PNG fileDrag a PNG file onto the box above, or press it and pick one. It is read in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
- Wait for the ICOThe 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 ICOPress the download button. The ICO file lands in your downloads folder, ready for your slicer.
About the formats
- Why your file is a PNG
- Portable Network Graphics. Every screenshot tool and every drawing program writes PNG.
- Why you want a ICO
- Windows Icon. An ICO is what a browser tab and a Windows shortcut ask for by name, and neither of them accepts anything else in its place.
- What a ICO holds
- Several sizes of one small square in a single file, each with its own transparency, so a browser can take whichever size it needs.
- What changes on the way to ICO
- A square over 256 pixels is shrunk to fit, since an icon entry writes its own width in one byte. The transparency survives, which is why a favicon usually starts life here.
- Where this format turns up
- It is what a reference picture, a label or a texture arrives as.
Questions
Is PNG to ICO 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 ICO keep from the PNG?
Several sizes of one small square in a single file, each with its own transparency, so a browser can take whichever size it needs. A square over 256 pixels is shrunk to fit, since an icon entry writes its own width in one byte. The transparency survives, which is why a favicon usually starts life here.
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 PNG files?
Every screenshot tool and every drawing program writes PNG. It is what a reference picture, a label or a texture arrives as.
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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