PDF to ICO Converter

Convert PDF pages to ICO icon format for Windows applications and favicons. Select specific pages, choose from multiple icon sizes, and create professional icons from your PDF documents. Works great for converting PDF logos and graphics to icon format. Also check our Favicon Generator for web icons.

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PDF Multi-page Support
Max 25MB per file
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How to Convert PDF to ICO

  1. Upload your PDF file by dragging and dropping or clicking the upload area. Files up to 25MB are supported.
  2. Select pages: Preview your PDF and choose which pages to convert to icons. Each page becomes a separate ICO file.
  3. Choose icon sizes: Select one or more sizes (16px to 256px). For multi-resolution icons, enable the option to embed all sizes in one file.
  4. Convert and download: Click the convert button and download individual icons or all as a ZIP archive.
Pro tip: Use our PDF Viewer to inspect your file first, or try the ICO Analyzer to examine existing icon files.

Common Use Cases

Company Logos

Extract logos from PDF brand guidelines and convert them to Windows icons for desktop applications. Also try our SVG to ICO for vector logos.

Website Favicons

Create favicons from PDF designs. Use our Favicon Generator for a complete favicon package including all web formats.

Application Icons

Convert PDF mockups to ICO format for Windows software. For macOS, check our ICO to ICNS converter.

Custom Folder Icons

Create custom Windows folder icons from PDF graphics. Use the Image Resizer if you need to adjust dimensions first.

Icon Size Guide

16px

Taskbar & small icons: Used for Windows taskbar, title bars, and small icon views. Essential for any icon.

32px

Standard icons: Default icon size for Windows Explorer, desktop shortcuts, and most applications.

48px

Medium icons: Used in Windows Explorer's medium icon view and some dialog boxes.

64px

Large icons: Displayed in larger icon views and some application contexts.

128px

Extra large: High-resolution displays and extra large icon views in modern Windows.

256px

HD icons: Maximum resolution for Windows Vista and later. Best for high-DPI displays.

Frequently Asked Questions

PDFs with vector graphics (logos, illustrations) or high-resolution images produce the best icons. Text-heavy documents don't convert well to small icon sizes. For best results, use PDFs containing simple graphics or logos. If your logo is in a different format, try our PNG to ICO or SVG to ICO converters.

A multi-resolution ICO contains multiple image sizes in a single file. Windows automatically selects the appropriate size based on context (taskbar uses 16px, desktop uses 32-48px, etc.). This ensures your icon looks sharp at any size. Use our ICO Analyzer to inspect the contents of any ICO file.

Yes! After uploading, you'll see previews of all pages. Select the ones you want to convert, and each selected page will become a separate ICO file. You can download them individually or as a ZIP archive.

If your PDF has transparent elements and you enable the "Transparent background" option, we'll attempt to preserve them. However, not all PDFs support transparency the same way. For guaranteed transparency, consider converting to PNG first, then to ICO.

You can upload PDF files up to 25MB. For larger files, consider extracting specific pages using a PDF editor first, or use our image compression tools after conversion.

Yes, ICO files work as favicons. However, modern websites also need PNG favicons in various sizes. For a complete favicon package, use our Favicon Generator which creates all necessary formats including ICO, PNG, and Apple Touch icons.