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Convert ICO to GIF

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An ICO favicon can live on as a GIF: the conversion extracts the icon's largest stored size into a compact indexed image that opens anywhere. Icons rarely exceed 256 colors, so GIF's palette limit costs nothing here.

Convert ICO to GIF – Free Online ICO to GIF Converter

Why convert ICO to GIF?

  • Display icon artwork on legacy web pages and wikis that render GIF universally.
  • Insert icons into old authoring tools and HTML email, where GIF support is bulletproof.
  • Keep rough cutout edges — GIF's on/off transparency approximates the icon's alpha channel.

Tip: Smooth anti-aliased icon edges become hard-cut under GIF's binary transparency, which can leave a faint halo — match the background color if that shows.

How to convert ICO to GIF

  1. Upload your ICO file using the area above.
  2. GIF is preselected as the target format.
  3. Click Start and wait for the conversion to finish.
  4. Download your converted GIF file.
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