How do I convert BMP to ICO?

Drop your BMP file onto the converter above, make sure ICO is selected, and click Convert. When it's done, download the ICO file — it usually takes a few seconds.

Is it safe to convert BMP to ICO here?

Yes. BMP to ICO conversion happens entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly, so your file is never uploaded to any server.

Is the BMP to ICO converter free?

Yes — free with no watermark. Signed-out visitors can convert 25 files a day, and a free account raises that to 250.

Will converting BMP to ICO reduce quality?

No — ICO preserves the content of your BMP file as faithfully as the format allows.

Can I convert multiple BMP files at once?

Yes. Add up to 5 files at a time without an account, 10 with a free account and up to 500 on paid plans, then download them individually or as a single ZIP.

Can I convert ICO back to BMP?

Yes — use our ICO to BMP converter. Note that converting back and forth between formats can't recover detail lost to lossy compression.

ICO→BMP BMP→PNG PNG→ICO BMP→JPG JPG→ICO BMP→WebP WebP→ICO BMP→JPEG HEIC→ICO BMP→PDF JPEG→ICO BMP→GIF BMP→AVIF BMP→SVG BMP→TIFF BMP→PSD BMP→EPS BMP→JXL BMP→TGA BMP→DDS BMP→EXR BMP→HDR BMP→JP2 BMP→CUR BMP→PPM BMP→QOI BMP→PCX BMP→PGM BMP→PBM BMP→PNM GIF→ICO AVIF→ICO SVG→ICO TIFF→ICO HEIF→ICO PSD→ICO EPS→ICO AI→ICO JXL→ICO CR2→ICO NEF→ICO DNG→ICO CR3→ICO ARW→ICO TGA→ICO DDS→ICO EXR→ICO RAF→ICO APNG→ICO PNG→JPG JPG→PNG PNG→WebP JPG→WebP WebP→PNG WebP→JPG HEIC→PNG HEIC→JPG MP4→MP3 PNG→JPEG JPG→JPEG JPEG→PNG JPEG→JPG PNG→PDF JPG→PDF PDF→PNG PDF→JPG HEIC→WebP MP4→WebP PDF→DOCX DOCX→PDF JPEG→WebP WebP→JPEG PNG→GIF JPG→GIF GIF→PNG GIF→JPG MP4→MOV MOV→MP4 WebP→PDF HEIC→JPEG WebP→GIF GIF→WebP HEIC→PDF MP3→WAV WAV→MP3 JPEG→PDF PDF→JPEG SVG→PNG SVG→JPG HEIC→GIF MOV→MP3 MP4→GIF GIF→MP4 JPEG→GIF GIF→JPEG PNG→AVIF JPG→AVIF AVIF→PNG AVIF→JPG MP3→M4A M4A→MP3 GIF→PDF SVG→PDF PNG→SVG JPG→SVG PDF→SVG SVG→WebP MOV→WebP MP4→WAV MP4→WebM WebM→MP4 WebP→AVIF AVIF→WebP WebP→SVG SVG→JPEG MP4→MKV MKV→MP4 HEIC→AVIF MP4→M4A JPEG→AVIF AVIF→JPEG JPEG→SVG MOV→GIF GIF→MOV WebM→MP3 AVIF→PDF MP3→FLAC FLAC→MP3 MP4→AVI AVI→MP4 MKV→MP3 GIF→AVIF AVIF→GIF SVG→GIF GIF→SVG WebM→WebP MOV→WAV XLSX→PDF CSV→PDF EPUB→PDF PDF→EPUB MOV→WebM WebM→MOV MKV→WebP ICO→PNG ICO→JPG MP3→AAC WAV→M4A AAC→MP3 M4A→WAV MP4→FLAC AVI→MP3 MOV→MKV MKV→MOV MOV→M4A DOCX→EPUB EPUB→DOCX CSV→DOCX PDF→TXT DOC→PDF

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Convert BMP to ICO

Free, fast and private. Your BMP files are converted right in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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How to convert BMP to ICO

1
Add your BMP files
Drag and drop BMP files onto the converter, paste them, or click to browse. You can add several at once.
2
Choose ICO
ICO is already selected. Open Options if you want to change quality, size or metadata.
3
Convert
Click Convert. Your files are converted right in your browser in seconds.
4
Download your ICO
Download each ICO file, or everything at once as a ZIP.

BMP vs ICO

From

BMP · Windows Bitmap

BMP is an uncompressed bitmap format from Windows. It's simple and lossless, which also makes files very large.

Type: Image
Extension: .bmp
MIME: image/bmp
Best for: legacy Windows software and raw pixel exchange

LosslessLegacy format

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ICO · Windows Icon

ICO is the Windows icon format. A single ICO can hold several sizes of the same icon, which is why it's still used for website favicons.

Type: Image
Extension: .ico
MIME: image/x-icon
Best for: favicons and Windows application icons

Transparency

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Need it the other way around? Convert ICO to BMP.

BMP to ICO: frequently asked questions

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