How to convert Icon (ICO) to PNG
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Icon (ICO) to PNG
NexMedia converts Icon (ICO) to PNG on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Icon (ICO)
ICO is the Windows icon format. One .ico file can hold several images of the same icon at different sizes.
Website favicons and the icons of Windows programs and shortcuts.
Each image in an ICO file can be at most 256 × 256 pixels, so the format is not suited to photos.
Convert ICO to PNG online free, no account required — PNG is a lossless image format with transparency.
Change ICO to PNG without losing quality — convert ICO to PNG free in your browser.
Why won't my image editor open the ICO file properly? A favicon file bundles the same icon at several sizes in one container, so most viewers show only the largest layer or open it distorted.
About PNG
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless image format created in 1996 as a free replacement for GIF. It supports full colour and an alpha channel for transparency.
Screenshots, logos, icons, diagrams and any image with text or sharp edges.
For photos a PNG is several times larger than a JPEG, and plain PNG has no animation (that is APNG).
Why convert an image to PNG? When sharp lines, text and transparency matter more than file size: screenshots and logos stay pixel-perfect.
What changes when you convert ICO to PNG
- The ICO picture is re-encoded as PNG at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Settings you can change
Before you convert ICO to PNG, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted PNG file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
ICO to PNG: questions and answers
Does converting ICO to PNG reduce quality?
The ICO picture is re-encoded as PNG at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
What is the difference between ICO and PNG?
ICO is the icon format of Windows and website favicons. PNG is a lossless image format with transparency.
Can I change the settings when converting ICO to PNG?
Before you convert ICO to PNG, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Do I need an account to convert ICO to PNG?
No. You can convert ICO to PNG without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted PNG file kept?
The PNG file you convert from ICO is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Is the PNG an exact copy of my ICO?
The ICO picture is re-encoded as PNG at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Will converting ICO to PNG change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your ICO and writes a new PNG file, leaving your original ICO file untouched.