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Podalls Convert is a free offline PNG to ICO converter for Windows 10 and 11. It makes a Windows .ico from any picture or SVG with exactly the sizes you choose, from 16 to 256 pixels.

Download free for Windows How it works
Windows icon Every size, sharp.
An .ico with the sizes you choose, for apps and shortcuts
v0.3.0 · Windows 10 and 11 · Offline · Free How to convert PNG to ICO on Windows Malaysia · UTC+8
Opens
.png, .apng, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe +39
Makes
name.ico
In the app
Tools › Images › Windows icon
Account
Not needed
Price
Free, for work too

How it works

How to convert PNG to ICO on Windows

Three steps, all on your PC. Nothing is uploaded.

  1. Open Tools › Images › Windows icon and choose a picture or SVG.

  2. Tick the sizes you want, and whether to crop to a square.

  3. Use the .ico for your app, shortcut or folder.

What you get

Built for the real document.

  • The sizes you choose

    Anything from 16 to 256 pixels, in one icon file.

  • Sharp at every size

    SVGs are redrawn for each size instead of being scaled.

  • Square or padded

    Non-square pictures get transparent margins, or crop them to a square.

  • Reads everywhere

    Icons that Windows, resource compilers and icon editors all accept.

Your choices

Every choice, before it starts.

The Convert images dialog, drawn from the app with its defaults selected. The notes say what each choice does.

Convert images

Convert to

PNGJPGWebPPDFICO(selected)FaviconMore formats

Sizes in the icon

16(selected)2024(selected)32(selected)4048(selected)64(selected)96128(selected)256(selected)

Crop to a square

OnOff(selected)

Otherwise pictures that are not square get transparent margins.

Saved as “app.ico” next to the original.

Under the hood

How it decides.

What it reads, what it saves, and the rules it follows, taken from the app itself.

Reads 44 file types

  • .png
  • .apng
  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .jpe
  • .jfif
  • .gif
  • .webp
  • .bmp
  • .dib
  • .tif
  • .tiff
  • .ico
  • .tga
  • .qoi
  • .ppm
  • .pgm
  • .pbm
  • .pnm
  • .pam
  • .hdr
  • .exr
  • .dds
  • .ff
  • .svg
  • .svgz
  • .heic
  • .heif
  • .avif
  • .jxr
  • .wdp
  • .hdp
  • .jxl
  • .dng
  • .cr2
  • .cr3
  • .nef
  • .nrw
  • .arw
  • .orf
  • .rw2
  • .raf
  • .pef
  • .srw

Saves as

  • app.ico
  • app.icns, for macOS

Never over another file, and never over your original.

  • Every Windows reads it

    Sizes below 256 are stored the classic way every Windows version, resource compiler and icon editor reads; 256 is stored as PNG.

  • SVGs drawn per size

    An SVG is drawn fresh at every size, so the small ones stay crisp.

  • Warned when enlarged

    A picture smaller than the largest size has to be scaled up, and the Queue says so.

  • Mac icons too

    ICNS holds sizes from 16 to 1024 pixels, Retina included.

App or website?

Why not an online converter?

Online tools ask for your file first. Podalls Convert never does.

Topic Podalls Convert Windows appOnline converters In the browser
Your file Stays on your PCUploaded to their server
Internet Not needed to convertNeeded for every file
Size and pages What your PC can handleOften capped on free plans
Many files Drop a whole folder: every job joins the queueUsually one at a time
Account Not neededOften asked for
Price Free, for work tooFree tier, or a subscription

Good to know

Honest limits.

What this tool does not do, said plainly.

  • Small pictures are enlarged for bigger sizes, with a warning. An SVG or a large PNG gives the best result.

First time? The install guide shows every screen, including the Windows warning.

Questions

Windows icon, answered.

5 answers

Another question? Everything about Podalls Convert.

Can it make a Mac icon?

Yes. Choose ICNS in the same dialog for sizes from 16 to 1024 pixels, including Retina.

Which sizes should a Windows icon have?

The default set, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 128 and 256, covers the taskbar, File Explorer and high-DPI screens. Add 20, 40 or 96 for specific display scales.

How do I use the icon for a shortcut or folder?

Right-click the shortcut › Properties › Change Icon, or for a folder Properties › Customize › Change Icon, then browse to the .ico.

Is Windows icon in Podalls Convert free?

Yes. Podalls Convert is free for personal and commercial use, with no account and no subscription. Every tool in it, including this one, comes in the same free download.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Podalls Convert does the work on your PC and saves the result there. It only goes online to check for and download its own updates.

In the same free download

Keep going.

Every tool below comes with Podalls Convert. One app, one queue, nothing uploaded.

Windows icon, without the upload.

Download free for Windows

What you are getting

Tool
Windows icon, in Tools › Images › Windows icon
Makes
name.ico
Works on
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
Version
0.3.0
Price
Free for personal and commercial use