SEO Optimised PNG to ICO Converter. Google Compliant

The modern solution to multi-image favicon creation giving your website the very best SERPs page appearance.

In their Google Search Central article "Define a favicon to show in search results" Google states:

Your favicon must be a multiple of 48px square, for example: 48x48px, 96x96px, 144x144px and so on.

This is interesting as most SEO information sources suggest 16 or 32px square. Further, online SEO checkup tools often flag the Google compliant icon as an error. Clearly these tools and sources need updating. Call in the SEO renovators!

But using an icon produced by SEO Icons will make Google Search happy with your sites.

In my opinion it is wise to follow all of Google's SEO suggestions - they exist to help you and to make it easier for Google to list your site.

Using icons produced here could give your site the edge over competitors - the service is free and unlimited.

So drag your PNGs into the Convert box and get started.

If you prefer traditionally sized icons, please visit png2ico - the original tool from 2014 for producing icon files.

About SEO Icons

Seo Icons is intended to provide the very best favicons for your website.

SEO Icons was created to exist along side png2ico.com which is still available for traditional icon sizes (16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128 and 256x256).

Using SEO Icons

select the sizes of icons you would like included in your ICO file or select Auto to include all sizes.

Note: Auto will inlude all sizes provided your PNG is 288px or larger. If, for example, your PNG file is 256px, only the sizes up to that limit will be included (48x48, 96x96, 144x144, 192x192, 240x240).

These dimensions represent the largest dimension of you PNG image - either height or width, whichever is the larger.

If the uploaded image is not square it will be centered and any empty space will be transparent.

Simply upload the file you need to use for your website icon and it will be converted to a multi-image ICO file ready for download to your device.

Once converted, the icon will appear in the Converted Icons section. To download, simply click on the image.

Restrictions

File size: uploaded files are limited to 640KB in size, however, the smaller the original file size is, the faster the upload and conversion will be.

Version History

12th June 2023: The first version of SEO Icons is released

While this is a fully functional version and can be safely used for production icons, the site will undergo some improvements to enhance usability and appearance.

SEO Icons was created to exist along side png2ico.com.

Benefits

While png2ico produces high-quality icons in traditional sizes (16, 32, 64, 128 & 256 pixels square), a more modern approach is to use the icon sizes specified by Google which should be in multiples of 48 pixels.

SEO Icons will produce high quality multi-image .ico files including sizes of 48, 96, 144, 192, 240 and 288 pixels square. Thus complying with Google's specification and therefore providing the highest level of compatibility with modern browsers.

Recommendations

I recommend that you use these sizes when creating an icon file for use with websites (favicon.ico) to avoid unnecessary incompatibilities and to give your users the best possible experience when browsing your site.

Get an SEO Advantage

Using SEO Favcons to produce your favicon files will ensure that your site's appearance in search engine results pages (SERPs) will be correctly rendered.