ICO to JPG Converter

Turn an ICO icon or favicon into a JPG, with the background colour you choose behind the transparent parts. Need to keep the transparency? Use ICO to PNG instead.

How to convert ICO to JPG

  1. Add your ICO files. Drop up to 50 ICO files into the box, paste one, or paste a website address to grab its favicon.
  2. Check the size. The largest image inside the icon is ticked. Click other thumbnails to add more sizes - each becomes its own JPG.
  3. Pick a background. JPG has no transparency, so transparent areas get a colour. White is the default - open Background to change it.
  4. Convert and download. Press Convert to JPG. One or two files download directly, more come as a ZIP.

Want the JPG as an icon again later? JPG to ICO can even remove the background for you.

Why does the background change?

Most icons have transparent corners and edges.

JPG cannot store transparency, so those pixels need a solid colour. White suits documents and most web pages, black suits dark themes.

Soft, semi-transparent edges are blended with the colour you pick, so the outline stays smooth. If you need the transparency itself, ICO to PNG or ICO to WebP keep it.

Which size do I get?

An ICO file holds the same picture at several sizes, usually 16 to 256 px.

The largest one is ticked by default, because it gives the sharpest JPG. Tick more thumbnails to get every size, each named like icon-48x48.jpg.

Only small sizes inside? Open Resize - icons under 128 px are enlarged pixel-sharp.

ICO vs JPG

ICOJPG
TransparencyYesNo - a background colour is used
Sizes per fileSeveralOne
CompressionNone or lossless PNGLossy, adjustable
Opens inWindows, browsers as faviconEvery app, phone and website
Best forIcons and faviconsPhotos, documents, upload forms

Want to check what is inside the icon first? The ICO Analyzer shows every layer.

Tips for a clean JPG

  • Keep the quality high. Icons have flat colours and sharp edges, where JPG artefacts show first. 90 or more looks clean.
  • Coloured text or thin lines? Open Colour detail and pick full colour (4:4:4) so edges stay crisp.
  • Need it smaller? Run the JPG through Compress JPG.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop your ICO file into the box, choose a background colour if you like, and press Convert to JPG. The largest size inside the icon is used by default.

JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent pixels get a solid colour. White is the default - open Background to pick any other colour.

Yes. Click the other thumbnails, or press All. Each size becomes its own JPG, and more than two files come as a ZIP.

No. The conversion happens in your browser. Only a pasted link from a site that blocks direct downloads goes through our server, and it is not stored.

Yes. Paste the website address into the link box and the site's favicon opens here, ready to convert.

92 is the default and looks clean for icons. Go to 98 for logos with fine text, or 75 for the smallest file.

Use JPG to ICO. It can remove a plain background and builds every Windows icon size.

Guides & Tutorials

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