Images

ICO files

The icon format of Windows, also used for website favicons. One ICO file can hold several sizes, up to 256 × 256 pixels.

Full name
Windows icon
Made by
Microsoft
File extension
.ico
Compression
Bitmap or PNG inside
Transparency
Yes
Best for
Windows icons and website favicons
Opens in
Windows, web browsers and most image editors
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Several sizes in one file
  • Recognised by every browser as a favicon

Not so good at

  • Images are at most 256 × 256 pixels

ICO in FileFlip

FileFlip opens ICO files and saves to ICO.

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