The .ICO filename extension refers to the ICON image file format originally developed by Microsoft. The extension is used to represent computer icon images of varying sizes designed for the operating system Microsoft Windows. Its use today has extended to developing icons for programs designed using the Microsoft developer's suite Visual Studio and other applications. Similar to other device independent bitmap file formats, the ICON file format is also in the raster graphics class of image formats where each individual pixel is part of an orthogonal dot matrix data structure with support for a limited palette of color information. As a resource file, the .ico file format has its strength in contextual use. This allows for multiple icon images of different color depth or size to be stored within the resource file and used when appropriate.
The .tga filename extension refers to the Truevision raster graphics file format. It is a graphics format that was developed by Truevision incorporated in 1984, a company which was later acquired by Avid Technology. The company was known for developing computer daughter boards designed for digital video authoring and editing. These boards used the Truevision TGA format natively for digital video editing and were supported by both PC and Macintosh at the time.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for ICO to TGA conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload ICO files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized TGA results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent TGA audio with dependable progress tracking.
Each .ico file begins with an icon directory specifying the number of images, color depth, and size. Through its history, ICON file formats have come from containing images at a resolution from 32x32 in monochrome, to containing images up to 256x256 in resolution with up to 16.7 million colors.
Files stored with the .tga filename extension support pixel resolutions of between 8 and 32 bits. Image data can be either RAW or compressed using the simple but effective lossless compression algorithm RLE. A .tga file contains in its structure a header block and an information block that has the color pixel information, image type, and color map specification. Memory utilization in this format is governed by little endian given the fact that the daughter boards originally communicated over IBM's ISA interface.
Upload your image file in the ICO format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select TGA as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted image file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.