How do I convert PNG to ICO?

Drop the PNG here. The .ico you download holds six sizes, from 16 to 256 pixels, each stored as a PNG inside the icon.

What size should a favicon be?

Browsers use 16 and 32 px in tabs, Windows uses 48 px and larger, iPhones use a 180 px apple-touch-icon and Android 192 and 512 px. The icon set includes all of them.

Where do I put favicon.ico?

In the root folder of your website, next to index.html. The included add-to-your-html.txt has the lines to paste into the page’s head.

Are my images uploaded?

No. The conversion happens in your browser on your own device, so your images never leave it.

Yes. Converting is free with no watermark and no limit on how many images you convert. To download, sign in with a free CutLift account; it takes a few seconds.

FreeFavicon generator

Make a favicon from any image

Turn a logo or picture into favicon.ico with every size from 16 to 256 px, or download the full website icon set with iPhone and Android icons. Free and private.

No upload
No watermark
Batch + ZIP
Free account

Need more? Open the full editor

imageICO

On your device · No upload

Sizes 16 to 256 px in one .ico

or drop them anywhere on this page · up to 100 at once · paste works too

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03How it works

Three steps. Seconds.

01Add your logoA square PNG with a transparent background works best; any image is fine.
02Crop or fitCrop to a centred square, or fit the whole image with see-through padding.
03DownloadSave favicon.ico, or the full set: ICO, PNG icons for tabs, iPhone and Android, and the HTML lines to paste.

04Why CutLift

Built to be the best one

Every size in one filefavicon.ico holds 16, 32, 48, 64, 128 and 256 px images, so it looks sharp in tabs, bookmarks and on the desktop.
Full icon setapple-touch-icon (180 px), Android 192 and 512 px, 16 and 32 px PNGs, plus the HTML to add.
Transparency keptSee-through logos stay see-through in every size.
Nothing is uploadedThe conversion runs in your browser, on your device. Your pictures never reach a server.

Free and unlimited. CutLift Pro adds batch processing, upscaling, sky replacement and studio exports for $7.99/month.

05The guide

A favicon in every size

What a favicon is and where it shows

A favicon is the small icon of a website: it appears in the browser tab, in bookmarks, in search results on phones and as the shortcut icon when someone saves your site to their home screen. A site without one shows a blank page symbol, which looks unfinished.

This favicon generator turns any logo or picture into favicon.ico in one drop. The icon holds six sizes, 16, 32, 48, 64, 128 and 256 pixels, so each place that shows it can pick a sharp version instead of stretching a tiny one.

Converting PNG to ICO, and the full icon set

To convert PNG to ICO, drop the PNG and click Download. Each size inside the .ico is stored as a PNG, which every current browser and Windows reads, and a transparent background stays transparent. JPG and WebP pictures work too.

Full website icon set downloads a ZIP with favicon.ico, 16 and 32 px PNG icons, a 180 px apple-touch-icon for iPhone and iPad, 192 and 512 px icons for Android, and a text file with the four HTML lines to paste into the head of your page. Put the files in the root folder of the site.

Tips for a favicon that reads well

Start from a square logo with a simple shape: at 16 pixels, fine text and thin lines disappear. Crop to square takes the centre of a wide picture; Fit whole image keeps all of it and pads the sides with see-through space. Everything is made in your browser, so your logo is never uploaded. It is free with no watermark, and a free CutLift account unlocks the downloads.

Making the icon in the editor

If your logo needs work first, click Edit to open it in the CutLift editor. Remove its background with one click, crop it square, then use the Convert panel’s .ico and Icon set buttons, which build the same files from the edited picture.

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07Questions

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How do I make a favicon?

Drop your logo on the box above and click Download for favicon.ico, or Full website icon set for every size plus the HTML lines.