About this tool
Photos and logos usually arrive as JPG, and Windows and browsers want ICO. This converter scales the JPG to each icon size you select, stores the sizes together in one ICO file, and lets you download it instantly. Because JPG has no transparency, the icon has a solid background; use the PNG to ICO tool if you need a transparent one.
For best results start from a square image at least 256 pixels wide. Non-square photos are centered in the square with transparent padding, or you can crop them with the resize tools first.
How to use it
- Drop your JPG files into the box above, or click to browse. Nothing is uploaded.
- Adjust the options if you want; the defaults suit most files.
- Click the button and wait a moment.
- Download the results individually or all at once as a ZIP.
Questions
Can I make the background transparent?
Not from a JPG, which has no alpha channel. Remove the background in an editor, save as PNG, and use PNG to ICO.
Which sizes should a favicon have?
16, 32, and 48 pixels cover browser tabs, bookmarks, and the Windows taskbar. Add 256 if the same file will be used as a Windows app or shortcut icon.
Does the ICO keep transparency?
Yes. Each size is stored as a PNG with full alpha transparency, which every current browser and Windows since Vista support.
My image is not square. What happens?
It is fitted inside the square with transparent padding, so nothing is cropped or stretched. Crop it to a square first if you want it to fill the icon.
How do I use the favicon on my site?
Upload it as favicon.ico in the root of your site and add <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico"> to the page head. Browsers also pick up /favicon.ico automatically.
Is it free, are files uploaded, which browsers work: the general questions are answered once for the whole site.