BMP to ICO converter for your favorite photos

This online tool will help you to convert files from BMP to ICO or to any other image format. It's safe, easy to use, and completely free. Plus, you can convert as many files as you want.

How to convert BMP to ICO - step by step explanation

If you want to convert your BMP to ICO image, you are at right place! It's not just free and safe, it's very easy to use as well. No matter how many image files you need to convert, you are always only three steps away from it.

Upload BMP file

STEP 1

Upload BMP files directly from your computer or add a link to them.

Converting BMP to ICO

STEP 2

After uploading files, click the 'Start conversion' button and wait for the conversion process to finish.

Download converted ICO file

STEP 3

It's time to download your ICO image files. Just click the 'Download' button and get your photos.

BMP Converter

What is a BMP file?

BMP (Bitmap) format is a Device-Independent Bitmap Graphic file or DIB. These files can be an uncompressed image file or compressed with lossless compression. Their primary usage is for storing monochrome and color image information in different color depths. BMP format has support in many apps for opening, editing, creating or manipulating BMP files in any way. Because of BMP’s popularity, you most likely already have an app that can handle BMP files. To name a few, most recognized apps for Windows users are GIMP, IrfanView, Adobe Photoshop, Corel PaintShop Pro, etc., for Mac users, there are Apple Preview, Apple Photos, etc.

ICO Converter

What is a ICO file?

Microsoft Windows uses files in graphics format ICO to display images that represent computer icons. Windows developed ICO format for that purpose. Whether the computer icon is for a program, folder, start menu, shortcut, etc. it is a requirement that the icon image is in ICO format. ICO files often contain more than one small photo in different sizes and with a corresponding tonal range up to 24-bit. These small images are usually in BMP or PNG format. To be able to open and view ICO files, you’ll need programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, etc.

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