Free Favicon Generator
Create complete favicon packages from any image — ICO, PNG, Apple Touch Icon, and Android icon in all required sizes.
Click or drag an image here
Best results with square images (up to 10 MB)
Also includes favicon.ico (multi-resolution: 16, 32, 48, 64 px)
Files are processed securely and deleted immediately after.
About Free Favicon Generator
A favicon (short for "favourite icon") is the small icon that appears in browser tabs, bookmarks, browser history, and search engine results next to your website's name. While it is small — just 16x16 or 32x32 pixels in most contexts — a well-designed favicon is an important element of brand identity and professional web presence. Websites without favicons display a generic browser icon that signals an incomplete or unprofessional site. Modern browsers and devices require favicons in multiple sizes and formats to display correctly across all contexts.
Our free favicon generator takes any image you provide — a logo, an icon, or any graphic — and automatically produces a complete set of favicon files in all required sizes and formats. This includes the traditional ICO file (which can contain multiple sizes within a single file), PNG files for modern browsers, the 180x180 Apple Touch Icon for iOS home screen shortcuts, and the 192x192 PNG for Android home screen shortcuts. You get a ready-to-deploy favicon package with the correct HTML link tags to copy directly into your website's head section.
Key Features
Everything you need — no software installation required.
Complete Favicon Package
Generates all the favicon files you need in one click: favicon.ico (multi-size, containing 16x16, 32x32, and 48x48), PNG favicons for modern browsers (16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128), apple-touch-icon.png (180x180 for iOS), and android-chrome icons (192x192 and 512x512 for Android PWA). No more generating sizes separately.
Ready-to-Use HTML Code
Along with the favicon files, the generator produces the exact HTML link tags you need to copy into your website's head section. The code snippet correctly references all sizes with proper rel and sizes attributes, including the web app manifest links required for Progressive Web Apps and Android home screen support.
Background Colour Options
Choose between a transparent background (ideal for logos with a distinct shape on light backgrounds), a custom colour background (ensuring the icon looks correct on both light and dark browser tabs), or the original source image background. This prevents your icon from looking invisible against browser UI chrome.
Smart Cropping and Padding
The generator automatically centres and crops your source image into a square canvas, adding proportional padding around the icon so it does not touch the edges. Industry best practice is to keep the icon design within 80% of the canvas area. The tool handles this automatically or lets you adjust the padding percentage manually.
Accepts All Major Image Formats
Upload PNG, JPG, SVG, WebP, GIF, or BMP as the source image. SVG input is particularly recommended because vector images scale to any size without pixelation, producing the sharpest possible favicon icons at every resolution. High-resolution PNG logos (at least 512x512 pixels) also produce excellent results at all sizes.
Instant Generation and Download
All favicon files are generated in your browser in under two seconds and packaged into a single downloadable ZIP file. The ZIP contains all favicon files plus a README with the HTML code snippet and deployment instructions. No server upload required — everything is processed client-side for maximum speed and privacy.
How to Use Free Favicon Generator
Get your result in seconds — completely free, no registration needed.
Prepare and upload your logo or icon image
Upload your logo, icon, or any square graphic as a PNG, JPG, SVG, or WebP file. For best results, use a square source image at least 512x512 pixels, or an SVG file which scales perfectly to any size. If your logo has a wide lettermark shape, consider uploading just the icon/symbol portion of the logo rather than the full wordmark.
Choose background and padding settings
Select a background colour for the favicon canvas — typically your brand primary colour or white for light themes. Adjust the padding percentage to control how much whitespace surrounds the icon within the canvas. A padding of 15–20% is standard best practice, preventing the icon from appearing cropped at small sizes in browser tabs.
Preview all sizes
The generator shows a live preview of your favicon at all sizes — 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, and 180x180 — before downloading. Check that the icon is recognisable and clear at the smallest size (16x16 pixels). At this size, complex logos with fine text or intricate details may become illegible, suggesting a simpler icon design may work better.
Download and deploy the favicon package
Click Download ZIP to receive a ZIP file containing all favicon files plus an HTML code snippet file. Extract the favicon files to the root directory of your website (or the public folder in Next.js, Gatsby, or Nuxt projects). Copy the HTML link tags from the snippet file into the head section of your HTML or layout template.
Generated Favicon Sizes and Formats
Wide format support ensures compatibility with virtually any file you upload.
| Format | Description | Best For | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| favicon.ico | Multi-resolution ICO file containing 16x16, 32x32, and 48x48 icons in one file. The traditional standard favicon format supported by all browsers. | Browser tab icon, bookmarks bar, Windows taskbar | Multi-size ICO |
| PNG 16x16 / 32x32 | Modern PNG favicons used by Chrome, Firefox, and Edge in browser tabs and bookmarks. | Modern browser tab display | Lossless PNG |
| PNG 180x180 (Apple Touch) | Apple Touch Icon for iOS/iPadOS Safari. Displayed when users save a website to their iPhone or iPad home screen. | iPhone and iPad home screen shortcut icon | Lossless PNG |
| PNG 192x192 (Android) | Android Chrome icon for Progressive Web Apps and home screen shortcuts on Android devices. | Android home screen, PWA icon | Lossless PNG |
| PNG 512x512 (PWA) | High-resolution icon required for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and splash screens on mobile devices. | PWA manifest, Android splash screen | Lossless PNG |
Who Uses Free Favicon Generator?
Trusted by millions of users across different industries and workflows.
Website Owners and Developers
Every website should have a properly configured favicon to appear professional in browser tabs and bookmarks. A missing favicon causes a blank or broken icon in the browser tab, which reduces user trust. The favicon generator creates the complete set of files needed for both legacy and modern browser requirements.
Progressive Web App (PWA) Development
PWAs require specific icon sizes defined in the web app manifest for installation on Android and iOS home screens. The generator produces all required PWA icon sizes (192x192 and 512x512) along with the correct manifest.json icon entries to include for a fully compliant PWA icon configuration.
Brand Designers and Agencies
Design agencies create favicons as part of brand identity deliverables for clients. Rather than manually exporting from Photoshop or Illustrator at every required size, the generator produces the complete multi-size package from a single high-resolution master image in seconds.
Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs
Early-stage startups launching MVPs often need a quick, professional favicon without design budget. Upload your startup logo to get a complete favicon package ready to deploy immediately, giving your product a polished appearance in browser tabs from day one.
Bloggers and Content Creators
Bloggers on WordPress, Ghost, Substack, or custom platforms need a favicon to brand their site in readers' bookmark bars and browser tabs. The generator makes this straightforward even with no technical design knowledge — just upload your logo and download the favicon files.
Web Development Students and Beginners
Students learning web development often need to add a favicon as part of their HTML and CSS projects but find the multiple size requirements confusing. The generator handles all the complexity and produces copy-paste ready HTML code, making it easy to implement correctly on the first attempt.
Why Choose Our Tool?
Built for speed, privacy, and reliability — everything works right in your browser.
Complete Package in One Download
Instead of generating each favicon size separately using different tools, the generator creates the entire required set — ICO for legacy browsers, PNG sizes for modern browsers, Apple Touch Icon, and Android icons — all in a single ZIP download ready to deploy.
HTML Code Snippet Included
The downloaded package includes the exact HTML link tags you need to paste into your site's head section. The code follows current HTML5 best practices with correct rel attributes, sizes declarations, and web app manifest links — eliminating the need to research the correct syntax separately.
No Photoshop or Design Software Required
Creating a multi-size favicon package in Photoshop requires setting up multiple artboards at specific sizes and exporting each individually. Our generator does all of this automatically from a single image upload, saving designers and developers significant time and effort.
Free and Private — Runs in Your Browser
The favicon generation runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript — no server upload. Your logo files never leave your device. This is important for companies with confidential branding assets or unreleased product logos that must not be transmitted to external servers.
Pro Tips & Best Practices
Get the best results with these expert recommendations.
Use a simple, bold icon that works at 16x16 pixels
The biggest challenge with favicon design is readability at tiny sizes. At 16x16 pixels, fine text, thin lines, and complex artwork become completely illegible. Best-practice favicons use a bold, simple symbol — the first letter of a brand name, a simplified logo mark, or a distinctive geometric shape. Before committing to a design, check how your favicon looks at actual 16x16 pixel size in a browser tab next to other tabs.
SVG input produces the sharpest results at all sizes
If your logo is available as an SVG file, always use SVG as the source for favicon generation. SVG is a vector format that scales to any pixel dimension without pixelation. This means the 16x16 icon will be as sharp as the 512x512 icon. JPEG and PNG sources with resolution lower than 512x512 may produce blurry results at larger favicon sizes.
Add a background colour for icons used on dark browser UIs
Modern browser interfaces often use dark themes where browser tabs are dark grey or black. If your logo is black on a transparent background, it will be nearly invisible in a dark-themed browser tab. Choose a vibrant background colour that matches your brand — this ensures the favicon stands out in any browser theme, light or dark.
Place favicon files in the website root directory, not a subfolder
Browsers automatically request /favicon.ico from the root of your domain even if no link tag is present in the HTML. Always place favicon.ico and the other favicon PNG files in the root public directory of your website. In Next.js projects, this is the /public folder. In standard HTML sites, place them in the root directory alongside index.html.
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