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ICO to TIFF converter, without the upload.

Turn ICO icons into TIFF. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop ICO files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert ICO to TIFF

  1. Add your ICO icons

    Drop ICO files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. TIFF is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the TIFF, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The ICO to TIFF converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your icons are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

ICO to TIFF: what to expect

ICO is only understood as an icon; editors and websites want an ordinary image. TIFF keeps full quality and is what print shops and archives ask for. ICO is at home in website favicons and Windows app icons; TIFF is the usual choice for scans, print production and archiving.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can resize the result.

If the icon file holds several sizes, the largest one is converted.

ICO vs TIFF

ICO

Icon file

An ICO file bundles the same icon at several sizes, such as 16, 32 and 48 pixels, so Windows or a browser can pick the sharpest one. It is still the most compatible way to ship a favicon.

Opens in Windows and every browser (as favicon.ico)

ICO converter
TIFF

TIFF image

TIFF is the workhorse of scanning, publishing and archiving. It keeps full quality, can hold several pages and carries rich metadata, but files are large and browsers other than Safari will not display it.

Opens in Photo editors, scanners and print software; Safari is the only major browser that displays it

TIFF converter
ICO compared with TIFF
ICOIcon fileTIFFTIFF image
Stands forWindows iconTagged Image File Format
TypeIcon containerRaster image
CompressionPNG or uncompressed bitmaps insideUsually lossless or none
TransparencyYesYes
AnimationNoNo, but one file can hold several pages
Introduced1985, by Microsoft1986, by Aldus (now Adobe)
Opens inWindows and every browser (as favicon.ico)Photo editors, scanners and print software; Safari is the only major browser that displays it
Best forWebsite favicons and Windows app iconsScans, print production and archiving
File extension.ico.tiff, .tif

Questions

Are my icons uploaded anywhere?

No. The ICO to TIFF conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting ICO to TIFF reduce quality?

No further quality is lost: TIFF stores the decoded pixels exactly. The result is identical in content.

Can I convert several ICO files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert ICO to TIFF on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the ICO file, press Convert and save the TIFF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Pictures of up to 120 megapixels are accepted (for example 12,000 by 10,000 pixels); a larger one is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.