Convert ICO to BMP
Convert ICO to BMP 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
How to convert ICO to BMP
- Drop your ICO files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
- Each file is converted to BMP 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 ICO to BMP?
Most people do this because something they are using will not accept ICO files.
BMP files are usually much bigger than ICO, so only do this when something really needs BMP.
About the two formats
ICO: The icon format for Windows and websites. Browsers look for it when they show the small tab icon.
BMP: A plain Windows format with no compression. Files are big, but even very old programs can open them.
The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as BMP. Nothing is sent to any server.
Common questions
Is the ICO to BMP 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 ICO to BMP 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 ICO to BMP lose quality?
No. Both ICO and BMP store every pixel exactly as it was, so the picture that comes out is identical to the one that went in. Only the file size and what can open the file change.
Will the BMP file be smaller than the ICO?
No, expect it to be a good deal bigger. BMP stores images far less efficiently than ICO, so only convert when something genuinely needs BMP. Compress the result afterwards if you have to send it anywhere.
Does converting ICO to BMP 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 BMP 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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