ICO → JPG / online converter

ICO to JPG Converter

Extract the largest picture from an ICO icon file as a JPG.

01 / how to

How to convert ICO to JPG

01

ADD YOUR ICO

Drop the ICO file into the box above or choose it from your device.

02

CONVERT TO JPG

JPG is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.

03

DOWNLOAD

Save the finished JPG file. The original is deleted from our server.

02 / what you get

What happens to your data

Kept

  • The largest picture inside the icon is used, so you get the best quality it holds
  • Saved as a JPG at quality 80, a good balance between sharpness and file size
  • Opens on every device, in every app and on every website

Good to know

  • Icons are small, usually 256×256 pixels at most, so the result is small and looks blurry if you enlarge it.
  • JPG is lossy and has no transparency.
  • Transparent areas become white, because the new format has no transparency.
  • The new format is lossy, so tiny pixel-level differences from the original are expected. Keep the original if you need exact pixels.

03 / formats

ICO vs JPG

ICO

An ICO file bundles one or more small icon images into a single file, traditionally used for Windows application and file-type icons. It's still the required format for website favicons today.

Used in: Website favicons · Windows app icons · Desktop shortcuts

JPG

A JPG (or JPEG) file is the most common photo format — it compresses images by slightly reducing quality to keep file sizes small. It's what your phone camera, most cameras, and the web use by default for photos.

Used in: Photos & camera exports · Web pages & email · Social media uploads