Convert HEIC to ICO
Convert HEIC to ICO for free, right here in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, and they keep their names.
- Free
- Runs on your device
- No account
- No limits
- Icons stop at 256 × 256. Bigger images are scaled down to fit.
How to convert HEIC to ICO
- Drop your HEIC files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
- Each file is converted to ICO on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
- Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.
Why convert HEIC to ICO?
Turns a HEIC image into the icon format browsers and Windows expect.
File sizes stay roughly similar, so this is about what can open the file rather than about space.
ICO is lossless, but it can't bring back detail HEIC already discarded. The file will grow without looking better.
About the two formats
HEIC: The format iPhones use for photos. Files are small, but many apps outside Apple can't open them.
ICO: The icon format for Windows and websites. Browsers look for it when they show the small tab icon.
HEIC and HEIF are the same format. The two extensions are interchangeable, and .heic is the more common of the two.
The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as ICO. Nothing is sent to any server.
Common questions
Is the HEIC to ICO converter free?
Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The HEIC to ICO converter runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.
Does converting HEIC to ICO improve quality?
No. ICO keeps every pixel it is given, but the detail HEIC discarded when it was first saved is already gone and nothing can bring it back. What you get is a faithful copy of the HEIC, in a bigger file. Convert to ICO when you need a lossless working copy, not to repair an image.
Will the ICO file be smaller than the HEIC?
Not really. The two formats compress about as hard as each other, so expect a file of roughly the same size. This conversion is about what can open the file, not about saving space.
Does converting HEIC to ICO keep the date and location from the original?
No. The image is rebuilt pixel by pixel, so the camera model, the date and any GPS location in the original aren't carried into the ICO file. That cuts both ways: it strips information you may not want to share, and it loses information you may have wanted to keep. Check the original with the metadata viewer first if it matters.
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