Citrus Get Citrus Convert JPG to ICO on Mac, offline
Need to turn a .jpg file into ICO? Citrus converts JPG to ICO right on your Mac, offline, using Apple's own engines. Nothing is uploaded to any server, which matters for client work, private photos and contracts.
What to expect
Icons are small. Use Citrus's resize option to make the result 256 or 512 px on the long edge. ICO is lossless, but the JPG source already lost detail when it was saved, so the file gets bigger without getting sharper. Resize by percent or pixels, crop, and choose whether to keep EXIF and location data, all before converting. How to convert JPG to ICO
Open Citrus from the menu bar (the citrus slice icon). Drop your .jpg file, or several, into the window. You can also drag a file onto the menu bar icon to open the quick wheel. Choose ICO as the output format and adjust options if you want, like size, quality or resolution. Press Convert. Your new files appear next to the originals, and the originals are never changed. About the formats
JPG: JPG (JPEG) is the most compatible photo format in the world. It opens everywhere, but it is lossy and has no transparency.
ICO: ICO is the Windows icon and favicon format. It contains small square images.
Frequently asked questions
Is my file uploaded anywhere? No. Citrus runs entirely on your Mac. Files are read and written locally and never sent to a server.
Can I convert many JPG files at once? Yes. Drop a whole batch into Citrus and convert them all to ICO in one go. Originals are never changed.
Does Citrus need an internet connection to convert JPG to ICO? No. It works fully offline after you download it.
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