HEIC to ICO Converter

Convert Apple HEIC/HEIF images to ICO icons with multiple sizes, transparency preservation, and advanced color management. Perfect for creating favicons and desktop icons from iPhone and Mac photos.

Drop your HEIC image here

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Supports HEIC/HEIF files up to 10MB
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How to Convert HEIC to ICO

  1. Upload your HEIC

    Drag and drop your HEIC/HEIF image from iPhone or Mac, or click to browse files.

  2. Select icon sizes

    Choose the sizes you need (16×16, 32×32, 48×48, etc.) or use quick presets for favicon, desktop, or all sizes.

  3. Configure options

    Adjust quality, color gamut (sRGB or Display P3), and HEIC-specific settings like EXIF handling and auto-rotation.

  4. Convert and download

    Click "Convert to ICO" and download your icon file ready for websites, applications, and desktop shortcuts.

    Need sample files to test? Browse our HEIC sample files.

Size Presets Guide

Favicon

16×16, 32×32, 48×48 – Essential sizes for website favicons displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks bar, and browser history.

Desktop

16×16 through 256×256 – Complete set for Windows desktop icons, shortcuts, taskbar, and Windows Explorer views at all zoom levels.

All Sizes

All available sizes including 512×512 for high-DPI/Retina displays and modern applications requiring crisp icons at any scale.

About HEIC Format

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's default image format for iOS 11+ and macOS High Sierra+. It offers significantly better compression than JPEG (up to 50% smaller file sizes) while maintaining high image quality. HEIC supports features like transparency, depth maps, Live Photos, and HDR content.

Our converter handles HEIC's advanced features including wide color gamut (Display P3), HDR content from newer iPhones, and EXIF metadata to create crisp, professional icons from your Apple device photos.

Pro tip: HEIC images from iPhones often contain rich color data in Display P3 color space. Use the "Display P3" color gamut option to preserve the full color range, or "sRGB" for maximum web compatibility.

Why Convert HEIC to ICO?

Web Favicons

Create professional favicons for your website directly from iPhone photos. Our tool optimizes colors and sharpness for small icon sizes.

Desktop Icons

Turn your favorite photos into custom folder icons, application shortcuts, or desktop icons for Windows and other platforms.

App Development

Generate application icons for Windows apps, Electron projects, or any software requiring ICO format icons with multiple embedded sizes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! iPhone photos taken on iOS 11 and later are saved in HEIC format by default. Simply AirDrop or transfer your photos to your computer and upload them here to convert to ICO format. You can also use iCloud, email, or any file transfer method.

HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format) is the container format specification, while HEIC specifically uses HEVC (H.265) compression for the image data. In practice, they're often used interchangeably. Our converter supports both .heic and .heif file extensions seamlessly.

Live Photos include both a still image and a video component. Our converter extracts the high-quality still image portion (the key frame) and converts it to ICO. The motion video portion is not included in the icon output.

Yes! HDR content from iPhone 12 and later models is fully supported. The converter tone-maps HDR images to SDR for the ICO output while preserving as much detail and dynamic range as possible for the best icon quality.

For website favicons, we recommend at least 16×16, 32×32, and 48×48 pixels. Use our "Favicon" preset to select these automatically. For modern browsers and high-DPI displays, consider also including 64×64 and 128×128 sizes.

Files are temporarily stored only during the conversion process and are automatically deleted within 1 hour. We don't keep copies of your images, share them, or use them for any other purpose. Your privacy is protected.

You can upload HEIC files up to 10MB in size. This is sufficient for most iPhone photos, including ProRAW images. If you have larger files, consider using our image compression tools first.