How do I convert DDS to ICO?

Drop your DDS 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 DDS to ICO here?

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

Is the DDS 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 DDS to ICO reduce quality?

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

Can I convert multiple DDS 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 DDS?

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

ICO→DDS DDS→PNG PNG→ICO DDS→JPG JPG→ICO DDS→WebP WebP→ICO DDS→JPEG HEIC→ICO DDS→PDF JPEG→ICO DDS→GIF DDS→AVIF DDS→TIFF DDS→BMP DDS→PSD DDS→EPS DDS→JXL DDS→TGA DDS→EXR DDS→HDR DDS→JP2 DDS→CUR DDS→PPM DDS→QOI DDS→PCX DDS→PGM DDS→PBM DDS→PNM DDS→XPM GIF→ICO AVIF→ICO SVG→ICO TIFF→ICO BMP→ICO HEIF→ICO PSD→ICO EPS→ICO AI→ICO JXL→ICO CR2→ICO NEF→ICO DNG→ICO CR3→ICO ARW→ICO TGA→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 DDS to ICO

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How to convert DDS to ICO

1
Add your DDS files
Drag and drop DDS 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.

DDS vs ICO

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DDS · DirectDraw Surface

DDS stores GPU-compressed textures with mipmaps so games can load them directly into video memory.

Type: Image
Extension: .dds
MIME: image/vnd-ms.dds
Best for: textures for games and real-time 3D

Lossy compression

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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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DDS to ICO: frequently asked questions

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