WebP to ICO Converter
Your logo only exists as a WebP saved from your own site or a design export? Turn it into a favicon.ico that browsers, bookmarks and Windows shortcuts pick up without extra markup.
Image Converter
or drop JPG, JPEG, JPE … files here ·
Max 95 MB per file· Up to 20 files· Deleted after 30 minutes
Files are processed on our servers and deleted after 30 minutes.
85 keeps photos visually identical to the original. Lower it only when you need a smaller file.
JPG, BMP and EPS have no transparency. Transparent pixels are filled with this color.
Hex color used behind transparent pixels, e.g. #FFFFFF.
This format holds a single image. Choose GIF or WebP output if you want to keep the animation.
A multi-size icon contains several resolutions in one file; browsers and operating systems pick the one they need.
Keep the original dimensions, or enter one side and the aspect ratio is kept.
Pixels for the side you chose above.
Percentage of the original dimensions.
sRGB is right for screens and the web. Keep the original for print workflows; grayscale discards color.
Metadata only, 0 keeps the original value. Printers and some portals read this number; it does not change pixel dimensions.
How to use this tool
- 1
Upload the WebP logo
Drop the .webp file, or up to 20 at once, 95 MB each. A square logo of at least 256 × 256 px works best.
- 2
Keep all icon sizes
Icon sizes starts at All sizes (16–256) under Advanced settings. Animated WebPs use their first frame.
- 3
Convert and upload to your site
Press Convert to ICO, rename the file to favicon.ico if needed and place it in your website's root folder.
Logos saved from websites are usually WebP these days. One conversion turns that file into a multi-size favicon.ico with the transparent background preserved.
Make a favicon.ico from a WebP logo
WebP became the default image format of a large part of the web after Google introduced it in 2010; WordPress has accepted WebP uploads since version 5.8 in 2021, and many image CDNs convert every PNG they serve. So when you go looking for your own logo, the copy you can find is often a .webp, and favicon generators, Windows and some hosting panels will not take it.
The ICO format solves a different problem from WebP. Instead of one compressed picture, it bundles several square bitmaps, and the browser or operating system picks the size it needs: 16 px for a tab, 32 px for a taskbar or bookmark bar, larger ones for desktop shortcuts and high-density screens. Converting builds those sizes from your WebP in one pass.
Keep the WebP itself for the logo in your page header. The two files serve different slots, and nothing about the conversion changes the original.
What the converter puts into the ICO
- Five sizes packed into one .ico
- 16–256 px
- WebP files per batch
- 20
- Max size per file
- 95 MB
- Then deleted from the server
- 30 min
WEBP
WebP image
WebP is an image format released by Google in 2010 to make web pages load faster. It supports both lossy and lossless compression, alpha transparency and animation in a single format. Lossy WebP files are typically 25–35% smaller than JPEGs of similar visual quality, and lossless WebP is usually smaller than PNG. Every current browser supports it, but some older desktop software, print services and upload forms still reject it. Windows, macOS and most modern image editors can open WebP files.
- Compression
- Lossy or lossless
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- Yes
- Introduced
- 2010 · Google
ICO
Windows icon
ICO is the Microsoft icon format used for Windows program icons and website favicons. One .ico file can contain several images at different sizes, such as 16×16, 32×32, 48×48 and 256×256 pixels, so the system can pick the best fit. Each image can be stored as a bitmap or as PNG data and supports full alpha transparency. ICO is not meant for photos or large artwork. Browsers, Windows and most icon editors can read it.
- Compression
- Lossless
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- Microsoft
A WebP logo becomes an ICO when the only copy of the brand mark is the compressed file a website or CMS served, and the site still needs a favicon.ico at its root.
Getting a WebP logo ready for a 16 px browser tab
Crop to the mark
Most logos are wide. Keep only the symbol or the first letter and crop it to a square with a little margin.
Drop the small text
Taglines and wordmarks become gray noise at 16 px. A single bold shape survives; thin strokes do not.
Check both tab colors
Look at the result on a light and a dark browser theme. A dark logo on a transparent background can vanish on a dark tab.
Adding the new favicon to your site
Put favicon.ico in the root folder so it answers at yoursite.com/favicon.ico. Declaring it in the page head with <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any"> makes the choice explicit, and a CMS such as WordPress has its own Site Icon field that writes those tags for you.
Two more icons round out the set. iPhones and iPads use an apple-touch-icon, a 180 × 180 px PNG, when someone adds your site to the home screen; make it with WebP to PNG and our cropping guide. Google Search asks for a square favicon whose size is a multiple of 48 px, so a 96 or 144 px PNG linked from the home page covers search results too. Browsers cache favicons aggressively; open the page in a private window to see the new one right away.
WebP to ICO questions
Why do I need an .ico when my logo is already a WebP?
Browsers request /favicon.ico from your site root on their own when a page declares no icon, and Windows shortcuts, older browsers and many CMS favicon fields expect ICO or PNG. One .ico at the root answers all of them without any markup.
Will the see-through area around my WebP logo stay see-through?
Yes. WebP and ICO both carry an alpha channel, so the transparent background passes straight into every size inside the icon, and the favicon sits cleanly on light and dark browser tabs.
What happens if I upload an animated WebP?
ICO holds still images, so the converter uses the first frame (Animated input is set to First frame only). Choose a different source if the first frame is blank or mid-transition.
Will lossy WebP compression show up in the favicon?
Rarely at 16 to 64 px, because shrinking averages the small artifacts away. Faint halos can survive in the 128 and 256 px layers. If the logo also exists as a vector, SVG to ICO gives the cleanest edges.
What resolution does my WebP logo need for a sharp favicon?
At least 256 × 256 px and square, so the biggest layer is made by shrinking rather than enlarging. A 120 px logo saved from a page header will look soft in the larger sizes.