Camera RAW conversion
Convert DNG to ICO
Updated Jul 2026
DNG is the raw file your camera or phone saves straight from the sensor, and ICO is the tiny icon format used for favicons and app icons. To convert DNG to ICO, open the photo in a converter, crop or resize it down to icon size, and export as ICO. Doing this on your own computer keeps the original photo, and its metadata, off other people's servers.
- Extension
- .dng
- Type
- Camera RAW
- Typically
- Adobe / universal RAW
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .ico
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Favicons, app icons
- Transparency
- Supported
Convert DNG to ICO on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert DNG to ICO
- Open Morphjet and drag in the DNG file, or a whole folder of them.
- Choose ICO as the output format and pick an icon size, since ICO files are small and square.
- Convert. The ICO is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
DNG vs ICO: what actually changes
| DNG | ICO | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Large, often tens of megabytes | Tiny, usually a few kilobytes |
| Resolution | Full sensor resolution, many megapixels | Small, fixed square sizes like 16x16 up to 256x256 |
| Quality | Lossless, unprocessed sensor data | Lossless format, but nearly all detail is lost when the image is shrunk down |
| Transparency | No | Yes |
| Metadata (EXIF) | Yes, full camera and shooting details | No, icon files don't carry photo metadata |
| Typical use | Editing and archiving a photo | Favicons and app icons |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert DNG to ICO when you want to turn a photo you shot in raw into a small app icon or favicon, and you don't need the original resolution or editing headroom anymore.
Keep the DNG original if you plan to edit the photo or print it, because shrinking it down to an icon throws away almost all the detail, and there's no going back once it's an ICO.
Why not just use an online converter?
DNG files carry full EXIF metadata, including camera model, exposure settings, and often the exact location where the photo was taken. An online converter would receive all of that just to spit out a small icon. Converting on your own computer means the original photo, and everything attached to it, stays on your machine.
Questions
Does converting DNG to ICO lose quality?
Yes, substantially. ICO files are small, fixed square sizes, so a multi-megapixel raw photo gets shrunk way down and most of its detail is discarded. That's expected for an icon, but it's not a format to archive photos in.
Will the ICO keep my photo's camera and location metadata?
No. ICO is an icon format and doesn't store EXIF data at all, so none of the camera, date, or GPS information in the DNG carries over.
Why would I convert a raw photo to an icon?
Usually because you want to turn a specific photo, like a logo shot or a portrait, into an app icon or a website favicon rather than working from a plain screenshot or graphic.
Can I convert DNG to ICO without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet reads the DNG and writes the ICO locally, so the photo never has to leave your computer.
What size should I pick for the ICO?
For a favicon, 32x32 or 16x16 is standard. For an app icon, 256x256 gives you room to scale down cleanly on different screens.
Morphjet converts DNG, ICO, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.