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Convert ICO to WebP

Convert ICO to WebP 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 WebP

  1. Drop your ICO files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
  2. Each file is converted to WebP on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
  3. Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.

Why convert ICO to WebP?

Both are modern web formats, so this is usually about making a page load faster.

File sizes stay roughly similar, so this is about what can open the file rather than about space.

ICO keeps every pixel exactly, while WebP throws some detail away to save space. Use the quality slider to decide how much.

About the two formats

ICO: The icon format for Windows and websites. Browsers look for it when they show the small tab icon.

WebP: A newer format made for the web. Files are much smaller than PNG or JPG at the same quality, and it keeps transparent backgrounds.

The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as WebP. Nothing is sent to any server.

Common questions

Is the ICO to WebP 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 WebP 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 WebP lose quality?

A little, because WebP saves space by throwing away detail the eye is least likely to miss, while ICO keeps every pixel exactly. At the default quality of 90 most people can't tell the two apart on a photo. Flat colour, sharp edges and text suffer the most, so lower the quality slider only while you're watching the preview.

Will the WebP file be smaller than the ICO?

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 ICO to WebP 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 WebP 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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