Favicon Tools

Everything around a website icon after it is made - check it, grab it, resize it and package it.

Test any site with the Favicon Checker, or download its icons with the Favicon Extractor.

Still need the favicon itself? Start with the favicon converters or the Favicon Generator.

Build and resize

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Check and extract

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Paste a website address to test its icons, download them or travel back in time.

From the favicon converters

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About favicons

A favicon (short for "favorite icon") is the small icon shown in browser tabs, bookmarks, history and search results. Today one icon is not enough: browsers, iPhones, Android phones and installed web apps each ask for their own sizes.

These tools help you produce that full set, check that every file is linked correctly, and learn from how other sites do it.

Full packages

ICO, PNG, manifest and HTML

Setup checks

See every icon a site declares

Extract from URLs

Grab the icons of any site

Favicon history

Old versions from the Wayback Machine

What people use them for

Launching a website

Build every icon and the code with the Favicon Package tool, then run the Favicon Checker on the live site.

Publishing a browser extension

The Chrome Extension Icon Generator exports the 16, 32, 48 and 128 px icons the Chrome Web Store expects.

Bookmarks and dashboards

Need the icon of another site for a link list or a start page? The Favicon Extractor finds every size it offers.

Brand research

See how a logo changed over the years with Favicon History.

Frequently Asked Questions

At minimum 16 x 16 px for tabs and 32 x 32 px for bookmarks and the taskbar. For full coverage add 48 px, 180 px for Apple and 192 and 512 px for Android.

The Favicon Package tool creates all of them.

ICO is still the safest default, because one file holds several sizes and every browser reads it. Use PNG for Apple and Android icons, and add an SVG for sharp tabs on modern browsers.

The favicon converters make each one.

Paste your site address into the Favicon Checker. It lists the icons your pages link to - ICO, PNG, Apple touch icons and the web manifest - so you can spot gaps.

Yes. The Favicon Extractor finds every favicon a site offers and lets you download each size. Respect the owner's trademark when you reuse it.

It is a 180 x 180 px PNG that iPhones and iPads use when someone adds your site to the home screen. Create one with the Apple Touch Icon Generator - for Android and PWA icons use the Android Icon Generator.

Yes. Favicon History looks up archived copies of the site on the Wayback Machine and shows the old icons.

A simple, square version of your logo works best, since it is shown very small. Drop fine text and thin lines, and resize it cleanly with the Favicon Resizer.

Guides & Tutorials

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Comparison ICO vs SVG: Which Icon Format Should You Use? Jun 2, 2025 · 4 min read Read Guide Old vs New ICO Files: Bitmap Icons, PNG Icons and Every Icon Type Explained Sep 28, 2026 · 7 min read Read Guide What Is an ICO File? How to Open, Create and Convert Icon Files Jun 2, 2025 · 4 min read Read