Convert JPG to ICO
Convert JPG 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 JPG to ICO
- Drop your JPG 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 JPG to ICO?
Turns a JPG image into the icon format browsers and Windows expect.
ICO files are usually a little smaller than JPG.
ICO is lossless, but it can't bring back detail JPG already discarded. The file will grow without looking better.
About the two formats
JPG: The standard choice for photos. Files are small and every app can open them. It can't store transparent backgrounds.
ICO: The icon format for Windows and websites. Browsers look for it when they show the small tab icon.
JPG and JPEG are the same format. The two extensions are interchangeable, and .jpg is the more common of the two. If a form has asked you for one and you have the other, rename it here rather than converting it.
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 JPG 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 JPG 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 JPG to ICO improve quality?
No. ICO keeps every pixel it is given, but the detail JPG discarded when it was first saved is already gone and nothing can bring it back. What you get is a faithful copy of the JPG, 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 JPG?
Usually a bit smaller, though the gap isn't dramatic. The exact saving depends on the picture. If size is the whole reason you're here, the compress tool will hit a number you name instead of leaving it to chance.
Does converting JPG 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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