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How to Convert an Image to an Icon for Free Online

Icons are small square images used for shortcuts on the desktop or favicons of the sites. Windows and any other OS provides standard set of icons, but you can create the unique one, taking any image and converting it to ICO format. There...

Author: Samuel Daniel05 March 20202 minutes read

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Method 1 of 5:

Online Image Converter

Go to Online Image Converter webpage using your web browser.
Press BROWSE to upload your original image (no matter what format it is).
Choose ICO format from the available list of supported file types.
Select Rotate mode in Options (optional).
Press DOWNLOAD CONVERTED FILE button to get the ICO copy.

Method 2 of 5:

Online-Convert

Open Online-Convert page.
In the left menu choose Image converter -> Convert to ICO.
Click Browse to specify the source image or enter the URL from online storage.
Enter custom size in pixels and DPI, if needed.
Press Convert file.

Method 3 of 5:

Prodraw Online Icon Generator

Open Prodraw Online Icon Generator in your web browser.
Press Browse to upload original picture in Step 1.
Click on Upload It!
Choose future icon size in the dropdown of Step 2 (from 16x16 to 128x128 px).
Press Generate It!
Choose one of four provided variants with required sharpen effect and press Download This!

Method 4 of 5:

Pic2Ico

Go to Pic2Icon service.
Press Upload File… in the STEP 1 (left-side panel).
When original image is uploaded, choose ICO in STEP 2.
Set proper icon dimensions (choose one of the preset variants from 16x16 to 256x256 px).
Specify desired color effect, rotation, crop and sharpen mode.
Press APPLY.
If preview of the icon on STEP 3 is what you need, press DOWNLOAD, if would like to change settings – press RE-APPLY.

Method 5 of 5:

Free Ico Converter

Go to Free Ico Converter Home Page.
Paste the URL address or click the Browse button to choose an image.
Click on the "Convert and Download" button and your file will be converted.

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