ICO to GIF converter for your favorite photos
This online tool will help you to convert files from ICO to GIF 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 ICO to GIF - step by step explanation
If you want to convert your ICO to GIF 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.
STEP 1
Upload ICO files directly from your computer or add a link to them.
STEP 2
After uploading files, click the 'Start conversion' button and wait for the conversion process to finish.
STEP 3
It's time to download your GIF image files. Just click the 'Download' button and get your photos.
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.
What is a GIF file?
GIF or Graphical Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced back in 1987 by CompuServe. Even though GIF supports only 256 colors, it has significant usability on the web because it is portable and compatible with different platforms. GIFs are mostly used on websites for banners, header images, buttons, etc. Because GIF is a lossless format with LZW compression method, the image quality doesn’t deteriorate with reduced image size. Since most web browsers can open GIF files, it is easy enough to view them. However, to edit the GIF file, you’ll need apps such as Corel Draw, Photoshop Illustrator, OmniPage Ultimate, GIMP, etc.
You can change ICO to any other existing image extension
ICO TO 3FR, ICO TO ARW, ICO TO BMP, ICO TO CR2, ICO TO CRW, ICO TO DCR, ICO TO DNG, ICO TO EPS, ICO TO ERF, ICO TO GIF, ICO TO HEIC, ICO TO ICNS, ICO TO JPEG, ICO TO JPG, ICO TO MOS, ICO TO MRW, ICO TO NEF, ICO TO ODD, ICO TO ORF, ICO TO PEF, ICO TO PNG, ICO TO PPM, ICO TO PS, ICO TO PSD, ICO TO RAF, ICO TO RAW, ICO TO TIF, ICO TO TIFF, ICO TO WEBP, ICO TO X3F, ICO TO XCF, ICO TO XPS, ICO TO ICO and ICO TO JFIF.
You can also convert GIF to any other image extension
GIF TO 3FR, GIF TO ARW, GIF TO BMP, GIF TO CR2, GIF TO CRW, GIF TO DCR, GIF TO DNG, GIF TO EPS, GIF TO ERF, GIF TO HEIC, GIF TO ICNS, GIF TO ICO, GIF TO JPEG, GIF TO JPG, GIF TO MOS, GIF TO MRW, GIF TO NEF, GIF TO ODD, GIF TO ORF, GIF TO PEF, GIF TO PNG, GIF TO PPM, GIF TO PS, GIF TO PSD, GIF TO RAF, GIF TO RAW, GIF TO TIF, GIF TO TIFF, GIF TO WEBP, GIF TO X3F, GIF TO XCF, GIF TO XPS, GIF TO GIF and GIF TO JFIF.