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Favicon Generator: PNG, JPG or SVG to ICO

Make a favicon.ico with 16, 32, 48 and 64 pixel icons from a logo, plus a PNG set for Apple and Android and the lines for your website. Nothing is uploaded.

Private · on device. Runs in your browser: your file is not uploaded. No sign-up.

PNG, JPG, SVG or WebP; square works best
Your logo is not uploaded. The icons are drawn in this browser tab: an SVG is drawn afresh at each size, so it stays sharp. The pack adds a PNG for each size, the 180-pixel Apple home-screen icon, Android's 192 and 512 pixel icons, and the lines to paste into your website.

Favicon / ICO: at a glance

What it does
Make a favicon.ico with 16, 32, 48 and 64 pixel icons from a logo, plus a PNG set for Apple and Android and the lines for your website.
Price
Free, with no limit on use
Sign-up
Not needed
Your files
Processed in your browser and not uploaded to a server
Works on
Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac and Linux, in any modern browser
Made by
The Daily Toolbox (www.thedailytoolbox.com)

What you get

  • favicon.ico holding the sizes you tick (16, 32, 48 and 64 to begin with; 128 and 256 if you want them). Browsers pick 16 or 32 for the tab, Windows uses 48 and larger, and Google asks for a favicon of at least 48 × 48 pixels for its search results.
  • In the ZIP pack, a PNG of each size, a 180-pixel apple-touch-icon.png for iPhone home screens, the 192 and 512 pixel icons Android and web app manifests use, and a text file with the lines to paste into your website’s <head>.

Each size inside the .ico is stored as a PNG, which every current browser and Windows since Vista read, and which keeps full transparency. Windows XP and older cannot show PNG-based icons.

Getting a clear icon at 16 pixels

A favicon is tiny. A full logo with a name rarely reads at 16 × 16; the symbol alone, or a single bold letter, does. Start from a square picture at least 256 pixels across, or an SVG, which is drawn afresh at each size so thin lines stay crisp. A picture that is not square can be shown whole with empty space around it, or cropped to fill the square.

Transparent backgrounds are kept. The Apple icon always gets a background (white unless you choose one), because iPhones fill a see-through home-screen icon with black.

Frequently asked questions

Which sizes should a favicon.ico have?

16 and 32 pixels cover browser tabs and bookmarks; 48 is used by Windows and is the smallest Google asks for in search results; 64 helps on high-resolution screens. Those four are chosen to begin with.

Can I make a favicon from an SVG?

Yes. The SVG is drawn at each icon size rather than shrunk from one big picture, which keeps it sharp. Web fonts and outside pictures it loads are not fetched; convert text to outlines first.

Is my logo uploaded?

No. The icons are drawn and the .ico is written by your own browser inside this page.

How do I add the favicon to my website?

Put favicon.ico (and the PNGs from the pack) in the top folder of your site and add the lines from how-to-use.txt inside <head>. Most site builders instead have a "site icon" setting where you upload the 512-pixel PNG.

Will it keep my transparent background?

Yes, unless you choose a background colour. The Apple home-screen icon is the exception, as iPhones need one.

Is the Favicon / ICO free?

Yes. The Favicon / ICO on The Daily Toolbox is free to use as often as you like, with no watermark and no file limit beyond what your device can handle.

Do I need to sign up or install anything?

No. It works in your web browser on a phone or computer, with no account and nothing to install. You can add the site to your home screen to open it like an app.