Images conversion
Convert WebP to ICO
Updated Jul 2026
WebP is a modern image format used across the web, and ICO is the icon format Windows and browsers expect for favicons and app icons. To convert WebP to ICO, open the image in a converter and export it as ICO. Doing this on your own computer means the image never has to leave your machine to become an icon.
- Extension
- .webp
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Modern web images
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- Supported
- Extension
- .ico
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Favicons, app icons
- Transparency
- Supported
Convert WebP to ICO on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert WebP to ICO
- Open Morphjet and drag in the WebP image you want to turn into an icon, or a whole folder of them.
- Choose ICO as the output format.
- Convert. The ICO file is written right next to your original, and nothing is uploaded anywhere.
WebP vs ICO: what actually changes
| WebP | ICO | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical use | General web images and photos | Favicons and app icons |
| Image dimensions | Any resolution, as wide or tall as the source | Fixed small sizes, usually 16x16 up to 256x256 |
| Quality | Lossy by default, small compression trade-off | Lossless, no quality lost in the format itself |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Opens as a regular photo | Yes, in browsers and photo viewers | No, recognized mainly as an icon by browsers and operating systems |
| File size | Small for a full-size image | Small too, though it can bundle several sizes into one file |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert WebP to ICO when you need a favicon for a website or an icon file for a Windows app, and your source image happens to be a WebP.
Keep the WebP if you just want to display or share it as a photo, since ICO is built for small, fixed-size icons, not general images.
Why not just use an online converter?
A lot of favicon generator sites ask you to upload your logo or artwork to their server just to spit back an ICO file. That's an unnecessary trip for an image you may not want sitting on someone else's server. Converting on your own computer keeps the image local from start to finish, no upload, no account needed.
Questions
Does converting WebP to ICO lose quality?
ICO itself is lossless, so the format doesn't add compression loss. The main change is size, since your WebP gets resized down to icon dimensions like 16x16 or 32x32, which naturally loses fine detail that doesn't matter at that scale.
Will the ICO file have multiple sizes in it?
It can. ICO files are able to hold several resolutions of the same image in one file, which is why operating systems can pick the right size for a taskbar, a desktop shortcut, or a browser tab automatically.
Do I need to resize my WebP before converting?
Not really. A converter can scale the image down to icon sizes for you. Starting from a reasonably square, simple image just tends to produce a cleaner-looking icon at small sizes.
Will transparency carry over from WebP to ICO?
Yes. Both formats support transparency, so a WebP logo with a transparent background will keep that transparency in the ICO.
Can I convert WebP to ICO without uploading it anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so it never travels over the internet. You could do it with your wifi off and it would still work.
Morphjet converts WebP, ICO, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.