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ICO to PNG

Get every size out of an icon

See each picture inside a favicon or Windows icon, and save the one you need as PNG.

or drop them here · paste works too

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A pink ring logo with a see-through backgroundICO
A pink ring logo with a see-through backgroundPNG

Drop ICO files — favicons and Windows icons

Every image inside the icon is listed with its size, depth and encoding. Save one, or all of them as PNG.

You can paste a picture, too.

Drop a favicon or Windows icon. Every image packed inside it — 16, 32, 48, 256 pixels or whatever it holds — is listed with its size, colour depth and how it is stored. Save the one you need, or all of them as PNG.

An icon is a folder of pictures

An .ico file holds several pictures of the same icon at different sizes, so Windows and browsers can pick the sharpest one for the place it is shown. A browser opening the icon as an image shows only one of them. This page reads the icon's directory itself and lists every entry: its pixel size, its colour depth (1, 4, 8, 24 or 32 bits) and whether it is stored as a PNG or as a bitmap.

Bitmap entries are decoded by this site's own ICO reader, including the separate transparency mask older icons use; PNG entries are decoded by the browser. The largest image is chosen to start with.

Saving the images

PNG keeps every pixel and the transparency exactly, so it is the default. Each file is named after the icon and its size — favicon-32x32.png, favicon-256x256.png — and several download together as a ZIP with a manifest. JPEG is offered too; it needs a background colour for the transparent areas.

Cursor (.cur) files share the icon format and open the same way.

Questions about ICO to PNG

How do I get the largest image out of an ICO file?
Drop the icon. Every image inside is listed and the largest is already chosen; press Convert, then Save.
Why does my ICO show several sizes?
An ICO is a container of pictures, usually 16, 32, 48 and 256 pixels, so each place that shows the icon can use the sharpest one. This page lists every one it holds.
Is the transparency kept?
Yes, in PNG. Bitmap entries carry transparency as an alpha channel or as a one-bit mask; both are read. JPEG has no transparency, so it asks for a background colour first.
Can I save every size at once?
Yes. Choose every image and download them as one ZIP, named name-16x16.png, name-32x32.png and so on, with a manifest.
Is my icon uploaded?
Nothing is uploaded: the picture is read, converted and checked in this browser tab.

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