Convert ICO to TIFF — Lossless Archive
An ICO holds a brand mark at a handful of small sizes. TIFF is the format brand archives and print workflows expect: lossless, colour-managed and readable by essentially every professional tool without anything Windows-specific.
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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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Lossless format — files can be large
GIF is limited to 256 colors
Best for logos, icons, and line art. Photos produce stylized results.
BMP files are uncompressed and can be very large. Consider TIFF (LZW) or PNG for lossless with smaller file sizes.
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ICO vs TIFF Comparison
| Feature | ICO | TIFF |
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Icon File Format | Tagged Image File Format |
| Lossy Compression | ❌ | ✅ |
| Lossless Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Transparency | ✅ | ✅ |
| Animation | ❌ | ❌ |
| Browser Support | All browsers (favicon) | No browser support (desktop apps only) |
| Color Depth | 16.7M (24/32-bit) | 16.7M+ (up to 48-bit) |
| Typical Use | Website favicons, Windows application icons | Print, archival, professional photography, scanning |
| Year Introduced | 1985 | 1986 |
Why Convert ICO to TIFF?
TIFF is lossless and read by every print and document system, which is what an archive of a brand mark needs. The files are large for an icon, but an icon is small to begin with.
How to Convert ICO to TIFF
Upload your .ico file by dragging it in or clicking to browse.
The largest entry is extracted and written to TIFF with lossless LZW compression.
Download the TIFF, ready for a print workflow or a brand archive.
Quality Note
Lossless. The TIFF is written with LZW compression and is an exact copy of the decoded icon entry, so it can be reopened and resaved indefinitely without degrading.