GIF to ICO
Free online GIF to ICO converter. Convert GIF to ICO and get an ICO favicon and Windows icon holding every size from 16 to 256 px. Reads the GIF at full resolution, transparency kept. Runs in your browser: nothing uploaded, no sign-up.
Works with: Photoshop · GIMP · Canva · Windows Photos · macOS Preview · web browsers
Drop several files at once to convert the whole folder in one pass. Got a different format? A PNG, JPG, HEIC, PDF, SVG or DXF still comes out as ICO.
× removes a colour and its shapes; click a swatch to change it. Every format follows.
- Runs in this tab
- No sign-up
- Full resolution out
Batch
Every file is traced on its own at its own resolution, with the settings in the panel. A file converted here comes out identical to the same file converted by itself.
Every format
Conversion settings
Image quality
PNG is always lossless and full resolution.
See it on your product
Put this artwork on a 3D mug, tumbler, sign, phone case or canvas, turn it all the way round, or drop it onto a photograph of your own blank. The preview page has the product picker, the colours and the placement controls.
Open the preview and renderHow it works
Upload your picture
Drag in one image or a whole folder. Nothing is uploaded: the picture is decoded and re-encoded in this tab.
Pick the quality
PNG is always lossless. For JPEG and WebP the quality slider decides the size; the result is shown before you download.
Download
Same width and height as the original, pixel for pixel, in the new format.
GIF to ICO converter: free and online
Convert GIF to ICO in your browser: drop in a GIF file and download the ICO. The file is converted on your own device and never uploaded, so this gif to ico converter is safe for private and confidential files.
GIF is the old web format for simple graphics and short animations, limited to 256 colours. ICO is the Windows icon and website favicon format, holding several sizes in one file.
The picture keeps its pixel size, and you see the result before you download it.
More conversions from GIF: GIF to SVG, GIF to Lottie, GIF to DXF, GIF to EPS, GIF to PDF, GIF to G-code.
Other conversions to ICO: Image to ICO, SVG to ICO, EPS to ICO, PDF to ICO, AI to ICO, PNG to ICO.
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Why it matters
Every pixel kept
The picture is not resized, sharpened or smoothed. It comes out at exactly its original width and height, so no detail is lost on the way.
Transparency handled properly
PNG, WebP, GIF and ICO keep the alpha channel. JPEG and BMP cannot hold one, so transparent areas are filled white rather than turning black.
Colour as it was
Colours are carried across as they are, with no filter, no tone shift and no added compression on a lossless format.
Nothing leaves your machine
No upload, no queue and no copy of your pictures on a server: the conversion runs in your browser.
Questions
How do I convert GIF to ICO?
Drop your GIF file on this page, check the preview, and press Download. The ICO is made in a few seconds, with no sign-up.
Is my GIF file uploaded anywhere?
No. The gif to ico conversion runs in your browser, on your own device. The file never leaves it.
Does converting lose quality?
Not to PNG, TIFF, BMP or lossless WebP: those keep every pixel. JPEG and lossy WebP discard some detail to make the file smaller; at the default 92% quality that is not visible, and you can raise it to 100%.
Will my picture keep its size?
Yes. The width and height in pixels are exactly those of the original.
Is transparency kept?
Into PNG, WebP, GIF and ICO, yes. JPEG and BMP have no transparency, so those areas are filled white.
Reading on ICO and machine files
GIF to ICO: here, by hand, or on a server
| Veconvert | Illustrator, by hand | A paid vectorizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Free preview; one file for $3.49 as a guest ($3.99 for technical files), $6.50 in bulk | $23 a month | $8–15 a month |
| How long it takes | Seconds | 30–60 minutes by hand | Seconds |
| Skill needed | None. Drop the file | You have to be able to draw | None |
| Where your file goes | Nowhere. It stays in this tab | Stays on your machine | Uploaded to a server |
| ICO with real units | Yes | Yes, with setup | Usually pixels |
| Machine files too | DXF, G-code, PLT, STL from the same trace | Separate export each time | Rarely |
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