PSD to ICO Converter - Convert Photoshop to Icon Online Free

How to convert PSD to ICO

Add your PSD. Drop up to 10 PSD or PSB files into the box, or browse for them. They are read on your device and never uploaded.
Whole image or one layer. The whole image is ticked. Every visible layer shows under the preview - pick one to make the icon from just that layer.
Pick the icon sizes. Recommended packs 16 to 256 px into one ICO. Crop to square, add padding or a round shape if you like.
Make the ICO and download. Press Make my ICO. One or two icons download directly, more come as a ZIP.

Want to look through the layers first? The PSD File Viewer shows every layer and its details.

Why turn a PSD into an ICO?

Icons and logos are often designed in Photoshop, but Windows cannot use a PSD as an icon.

Exporting every size by hand is slow. Here one PSD becomes one ICO with every size inside, ready for an app, a shortcut or a website.

Use just one layer

Your logo may sit on a background layer, next to mockups or text. Every visible layer is listed under the preview with a thumbnail.

Tick one layer and untick the whole image - the icon is made from that layer alone, cut to its own edges, with transparency.
Tick several to get one ICO per layer in a ZIP.

Layer pixels are used as saved. Effects like drop shadows are only in the whole image.

Which PSD files work?

PSD and PSB (large documents), 8, 16 and 32-bit.
RGB, CMYK, greyscale, indexed, Lab and more - converted to RGB, all an icon can hold.
Saved without Maximize Compatibility? The image is rebuilt from the layers, with blend modes, masks and clipping. Layer effects are simplified.

Need a flat picture instead? PSD to PNG keeps transparency.

Tips for great icons

Design at 256 px or more. The small sizes are made from it, step by step, so they stay clean.
Check small sizes. The How it looks small panel shows 16 and 32 px - thin lines and small text vanish there.
Need to know more about a PSD? The PSD Analyzer lists colour mode, layers and resolution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop your PSD into the box, keep the Recommended sizes or pick a preset, and press Make my ICO.

The icon downloads right away, with every size packed inside one .ico file.

No. The PSD is read directly in your browser.

Yes. Every visible layer shows under the preview. Tick the layer, untick Whole image, and the icon is made from that layer alone.

No. The file is read and converted in your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded, even for big files.

Yes. Transparent areas of the PSD, or of the layer you pick, stay transparent in every icon size.

It was probably saved without Maximize Compatibility, so the image is rebuilt from the layers. Layer effects are simplified. Re-save with Maximize Compatibility on for an exact match.

Yes. Pick the Website pack preset - you get favicon.ico, PNG sizes, apple-touch-icon, a manifest and the HTML to paste.

Yes. Layers below 256 px are 32-bit bitmaps with a mask and the 256 px layer is a 32-bit PNG - the layout Windows Explorer expects.