Free, no account, no watermark. Your ICO files are turned into PNG inside this browser tab — they are never uploaded to a server.
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Why convert ICO to PNG?
The standard way to get an icon into something you can actually edit. PNG keeps the transparency intact, and unlike ICO it opens in every image editor on earth. If the .ico holds several sizes, the largest one is what you get.
Choose PNG when transparency has to survive, or when the image will be edited again. Text, logos, screenshots and line art all come through a PNG round-trip completely untouched.
How to convert ICO to PNG
Drop your ICO files into the box above, or click to pick them from your device.
Hit convert. The work happens inside your browser, so it takes a second or two per image.
Download each PNG file, or grab them all in one ZIP.
About the formats
ICO — Windows Icon
ICO is a container for icons rather than a general image format. A single .ico can hold the same icon at several sizes so Windows can pick whichever one it needs, and modern files often just wrap PNG data inside. Browsers still accept it for favicons, but nothing else treats it as a normal picture.
Strengths
Holds several sizes in one file, so icons stay crisp at any scale
The historical standard for Windows icons and website favicons
Modern files can carry PNG data with full transparency
Limitations
Not a general-purpose image format, and never was
Most image editors cannot open or export it
Size limits make it useless for photographs
PNG — Portable Network Graphics
PNG is lossless: what goes in comes back out pixel for pixel, no matter how many times you re-save it. Add a full alpha channel and you have the natural home for logos, screenshots, diagrams and anything with hard edges or text. The cost is weight — a photograph stored as PNG can be five times heavier than the same photo as JPG.
Strengths
Lossless — no compression artefacts, at any number of re-saves
Full alpha transparency, including soft anti-aliased edges
Universal support, and the default for screenshots and interface assets
Limitations
Far heavier than JPG or WebP for photographic content
No quality dial — you take the file size you are given
Slower to decode at very large dimensions
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Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and the Canvas API. Your images are never sent over the network, never touch a server, and are dropped from memory as soon as you close the tab.
Will I lose quality?
PNG is lossless, so the output is a pixel-for-pixel copy of what was decoded from the original. The file will usually be bigger than the source, which is the price of keeping every pixel intact.
Is there a limit or a cost?
It is free and there is no account. The only limits are practical: 30 files at a time and 60 MB per file, so that the tab does not run out of memory on a phone.
Can I convert several files at once?
Yes — drop in up to 30 files and they are processed one after another, then downloaded individually or as a single ZIP.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, yes. The converter itself needs no network connection, so you can drop the connection and keep converting.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, on iOS and Android. Large batches are slower on a phone because the decoding happens on the device, so stick to smaller groups if things feel sluggish.