ICO to PNG Converter

About ICO to PNG Conversion

ICO files are container formats used for Windows application icons and website favicons, and they can bundle several different resolutions of essentially the same image inside one file. That's efficient for the browser or operating system that consumes it, but it's not a convenient format for editing — most image editors either can't open ICO files at all, or only show one embedded size without an easy way to work with it as a normal layered image.

Converting ICO to PNG solves that directly. PNG is universally supported by every image editor, design tool, and platform, and it preserves the transparency that most icons rely on to look correct against any background.

MediaLift's converter opens the uploaded ICO file and extracts the largest embedded resolution available (ICO files typically bundle several sizes together, from 16×16 up to 256×256), then saves that as a full-quality PNG with transparency intact. This gives you the sharpest possible starting point for any edits or reuse.

This tool is especially useful for designers who need to update an old favicon or app icon but no longer have the original source file — extracting the largest embedded size from the ICO gives a usable base to redesign from, rather than starting completely from scratch or working from a blurry screenshot.

It's also commonly used simply to preview what's inside an ICO file, since many operating systems don't display ICO thumbnails clearly outside of their intended context (browser tabs or file/folder icons).

Your uploaded ICO file is processed using a randomized temporary filename and deleted automatically from MediaLift's servers shortly after your download completes.