<p>I'm looking for an online solution for generating .ICO files.  I'd like the ICO files to have the ability to have transparency as well.</p>

<p>What software or web site do you use to create them?</p>

<p>[Update]</p>

<p>To clarify, I have an existing image in PNG format, 32 x 32 pixels.  I want to generate the icon from this existing file, not create a brand new one online.  Sorry for the confusion.</p>

[{'answer_id': 8287, 'author': 'Will Dean', 'author_id': 987, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/987', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>I can't imagine drawing icons online.  Nowadays icons are usually <em>drawn</em> as vectors, and I'm not aware of any online vector packages.</p>\n\n<p>In case you decide to draw off-line instead, I use Xara (www.xara.com) to draw all my computer artwork, and I use Gif Movie Gear to create .ico files.   The former is a superb vector package, the latter is just something I have lying around.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 8288, 'author': 'Ed S.', 'author_id': 1053, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1053', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>I use a simple program called MyViewPad, which can convert (almost) any old image to a .ico file.  It's free and easy to use.  This may not be what you are looking for though.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 8291, 'author': 'Derek Park', 'author_id': 872, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/872', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Otto, if you could clarify what it is that you need this for, and we are more likely to have good suggestions.  Provide a use-case, and someone will probably have some advice to fit it.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8294, 'author': 'Blorgbeard', 'author_id': 369, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/369', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I like <a href="http://www.microangelo.us/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MicroAngelo</a>.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8298, 'author': 'Ed S.', 'author_id': 1053, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1053', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Is this something that needs to be done often and automatically, or is this just a one time thing for your app?  If the latter is correct, MyViewPad will work.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8299, 'author': 'Matt Nelson', 'author_id': 788, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/788', 'pm_score': 5, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>I have found the application <a href="http://icofx.ro/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IcoFx</a> useful, you can import pretty much any image type to use for icon creation, including PNG\'s.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8300, 'author': 'Dillie-O', 'author_id': 71, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/71', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I stumbled upon Icon Sushi a little while back and love it. It hasn\'t been updated in about a year, but it still works great, even in Vista. Plus it is free.</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php</a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8301, 'author': 'mbillard', 'author_id': 810, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/810', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I also use Gif Movie Gear to create <code>.ico</code> files.</p>\n\n<p>This online <a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Favicon Generator</a> tool also seems to work fine.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8311, 'author': 'Kalid', 'author_id': 109, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/109', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>My favorite method is a photoshop plugin to "Save as .ICO". </p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/icoformat/trunk/dist/README.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/icoformat/trunk/dist/README.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Fast, works offline, you\'re already in Photoshop, etc.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 8373, 'author': 'Neall', 'author_id': 619, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/619', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p><a href="http://winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">png2ico</a> is what I\'ve always used, and perfect for your situation.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 41086, 'author': 'Jason Von Ruden', 'author_id': 2062, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2062', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Try, it has support for vista style Icons</p>\n\n<p>Axialis IconWorkshop Lite for VS 2008</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.axialis.com/download/iwlite.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.axialis.com/download/iwlite.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Axialis Software, in association with Microsoft Corporation, presents Axialis IconWorkshop Lite for Visual Studio 2008:</p>\n\n<pre><code>* 100% Free for Visual Studio 2008 users;\n* Make icons for Windows up to 256×256 PNG-compressed icons for Windows Vista™ and include them in your software projects;\n* Use an advanced icon editor with various tools, filters and effects;\n* Work efficiently using a Plug-in for Visual Studio 2008;\n* Create icons from images or ready-to-use image objects;\n* Use a fully integrated workspace with librarian, built-in file explorer with thumbnail preview, image viewer and more…\n</code></pre>\n'}, {'answer_id': 107609, 'author': 'Arthur Thomas', 'author_id': 14009, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14009', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I use <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">InkScape</a> with is a free vector graphics program.  </p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 107650, 'author': 'chitza', 'author_id': 2073, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2073', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>You could use <a href="http://www.irfanview.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IrfanView</a>, it\'s freeware and allows you to convert to ICO. It even allows you to select the transparent color.</p>\n\n<p>I\'ve used it a lot in my projects, since a WinForm needs an ICO file for it\'s icon, while I usually have PNG or BMP files.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 107699, 'author': 'Vincent McNabb', 'author_id': 16299, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/16299', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I use <a href="http://www.thegimp.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GIMP</a> for my icon design, but it\'s quite a bit of a pain having to join all the layers together then creating different layers for each icon size before exporting. Hmm maybe I could make my next project writing a plugin for the GIMP.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 192714, 'author': 'Richard R', 'author_id': 23502, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/23502', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I stumbled up Greenfish Icon Editor Pro a while back and its been working great for the simple icons I have been needing to make.</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://greenfish.extra.hu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Greenfish Icon Editor Pro</a></p>\n\n<p>The only downside is that it is windows only.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 4308979, 'author': 'Steve', 'author_id': 21456, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/21456', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>With <a href="http://www.favicon.cc/" rel="nofollow">http://www.favicon.cc/</a> you can either draw your own, or upload a jpg, jpeg, gif, png, bmp, or ico. And it\'s a web app, so there\'s nothing to install. Works very nicely.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 32669297, 'author': 'L. Tyler', 'author_id': 5353784, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5353784', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>When creating icons for my apps using VS, I simply use Paint (32x32) to draw it and save as PNG, then I go to <a href="http://www.online-image-editor.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.online-image-editor.com/</a>, upload my PNG, click on the Wizards tab, click the Transparent button, then click on the points in the image I want to make transparent (usually, just the white sections.)  I then save the image, go to another web site at <a href="http://prodraw.net/online-tool/pic-to-icon.php" rel="nofollow">http://prodraw.net/online-tool/pic-to-icon.php</a>, upload the saved image from the previous site, set my Preference options, convert, and download. Viola, a transparent icon!  Other than the actual drawing of the original image, it literally takes just a couple of minutes.</p>\n'}]
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