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Favicon Generator

Generate the standard favicon and app-icon PNG sizes from a single image.

Favicon Generator

Generate standard favicons (16x16, 32x32) from any image.

What Favicon Generator does

A website needs its icon at several sizes: small ones for browser tabs, larger ones for mobile home screens and progressive web app manifests.

Upload one image and this produces the standard set — 16, 32, 180, 192 and 512 pixels — each downloadable individually.

  • 16 and 32 pixel browser-tab icons
  • 180 pixel Apple touch icon
  • 192 and 512 pixel icons for web app manifests

How to use Favicon Generator

  1. 1

    Upload a square image

    Start from a square source at 512 pixels or larger. Non-square images are stretched to fit.

  2. 2

    Review the generated sizes

    Look carefully at the 16 pixel version. Detail that reads clearly at 512 usually disappears entirely at 16.

  3. 3

    Download the sizes you need

    Each size downloads as a separate PNG file.

  4. 4

    Reference them in your site

    Add link tags for the browser icons and list the 192 and 512 pixel versions in your web app manifest.

Limits and known behaviour

  • Output is PNG only. No .ico file is produced; modern browsers accept PNG favicons, but a legacy .ico may still be wanted at the site root.
  • Files download one at a time rather than as a ZIP bundle.
  • Images are stretched to a square, so a non-square logo is distorted. Crop it to a square first.
  • No padding, background colour or rounded-corner options are offered.
  • No HTML snippet or manifest file is generated.

Privacy and data handling

Runs entirely in your browser

  • Your image is decoded and redrawn by the browser inside this page. It is never uploaded.
  • Nothing is stored; the file and the result disappear when you close the tab.

Site-wide data handling, including analytics and advertising, is described in the privacy policy.

Frequently asked questions

Do I still need a .ico file?

Rarely. Every current browser accepts PNG favicons declared with link tags. A root favicon.ico remains a harmless fallback for very old software.

Why does my logo look like a smudge at 16 pixels?

Because 16 by 16 is 256 pixels in total. Detailed logos do not survive it. Most brands use a simplified mark — a single letter or shape — for the smallest sizes.

Why is my icon distorted?

The source was not square and has been stretched to fit. Crop to a square before generating.