Convert ARW to ICO — Favicons from Sony RAW

Create website favicons from your Sony Alpha RAW photos.

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Modern format with excellent compression. Limited browser support.

Apple's format. Excellent quality at small sizes.

Lossless format. Large files, ideal for print/archival.

256 colors max. Best for simple graphics.

Uncompressed bitmap. Very large files.

Vector trace. Best for logos and simple graphics. Not a pixel-perfect conversion.

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GIF is limited to 256 colors

Best for logos, icons, and line art. Photos produce stylized results.

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ARW vs ICO Comparison

Feature ARW ICO
Full Name Sony Alpha RAW Icon File Format
Lossy Compression
Lossless Compression
Transparency
Animation
Browser Support No browser support (requires RAW software) All browsers (favicon)
Color Depth 16.7M+ (12/14-bit per channel) 16.7M (24/32-bit)
Typical Use Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras (a7, a9 series) Website favicons, Windows application icons
Year Introduced 2006 1985

Why Convert ARW to ICO?

Turn a Sony Alpha photo into a custom favicon. Simple subjects with bold shapes work best at small sizes.

How to Convert ARW to ICO

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Upload your ARW file.

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KoalaPic decodes and scales to favicon sizes.

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Download the multi-size ICO file.

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Quality Note

Crop to square before converting for best results.

Frequently Asked Questions

KoalaPic writes a multi-resolution ICO holding 16×16, 32×32, 48×48 and 256×256 pixel versions in one file. Windows picks whichever fits the context, so the same icon stays sharp in a taskbar, a file listing and a large desktop tile.

Only if the subject survives being tiny. An ARW frame reduced to 16×16 keeps roughly one recognisable shape, so a tight crop on a single high-contrast subject works and a landscape does not. Crop the photo first, then convert.

No. ICO sizes are square, so a 3:2 Sony frame is fitted to a square canvas. Crop to 1:1 before converting if you want to choose what is kept, rather than letting the conversion decide for you.

It is unusual. ICO exists for Windows application and favicon use, and a camera RAW file is an odd starting point for either. It works, but a purpose-drawn graphic almost always makes a better icon than a downsized photograph.
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