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P: .ico file format support

Forum|Forum|14 years ago
June 24, 2011
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what if you could save as .ico and .icl and .cur file with photoshop with advanced option like saving for web..... and have posiblity to save several version 32 bit 48x48....
and better brush and pattern gradiant manager

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J453

Legend

See the section "Plug-ins not found or cannot be verified" for help with installing the plug-in on new versions of macOS: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/plug-ins-photoshop-troubleshooting.html

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

Hello, JP, Adobe has nothing to do about the trusting, but rather Apple. Did you check in System Preferences /Security if you can override the problem, by trusting the plug-in?

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VashonJuan

Participant

Photoshop should be able save an image in the various formats supported by the ICO file format. Why not - it has been often requested and there are no plug-ins to do this any longer?!

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

Hello, the telegraphics site is still up, the plugin needs to be placed in the correct folder: you need to create a folder ( if its not there already ) called "File Formats" inside of your C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop [version]\Plug-Ins\File Formats https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/install-ico-format-plugin-in-photoshop-cc-2014/td-p/6123211#M41385

That said, you are not the only one requesting it, remember to vote at the top of the thread...

Dsgngrp

Participant

Thank you for the response. I did find and follow the instructions for installing the Telegraphics Plugin. However, when I attempted to use it, I got a warning that the Plugin source wasn't trusted by Adobe. The modal forced me to click Move to Trash and the file format was removed from the Plugins folder. Looking at the documentation the PlugIn was last tested with CS5 (maybe CS6) and doesn't seem to work with Photoshop 2021 (and Mac BigSur 11.6). So, unless the developer can be become trusted, the Telegraphic Plugin no longer seems to be a viable an option.

The error (see attached image) was what actually prompted me to post the suggestion here.

Regards,

JP

Dsgngrp

Participant

Adobe, it's 2021 and about time that you had a save or export option for ICO files. This isn't a legacy format. It's still very much in use by every major browser, for every web site that uses an FavIcon. The PlugIns that are currently available are not approved and don't work with Photoshop. Also, I know there are ICO Convertors out there, but the quality of the output isn't great and I imagine that Adobe could do it way better.

It could be a modal or drawer that would allow you to make real-time edits to image while viewing at various sizes such as: 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, etc. That way you can could see the quality of the output as you edit it. It would be even better if it supported smart objects so they could be tweaked in vector. Then you could simply save it off instead of trying to find a 3rd party to convert a PNG.

Hopefully this can be done. Thanks!

jane-e

Community Expert

@Dsgngrp wrote on 6 October:

The PlugIns that are currently available are not approved and don't work with Photoshop.

Have you tried the plug-in from Telegraphics?

https://blog.udemy.com/photoshop-ico/

http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/icoformat/trunk/dist/README.html

Apologies for the 11-day delay in spotting your post.

Jane

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Inmarsat Marcomms

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I'm trying to make an ico file and every time I make one a keyline box appears around it. I've made them from pngs made in both Photoshop and Illustrator and the result is always the same. The origination has a transparent background and made in the RGB colour space. Does anyone have fix or is it a setting I don't know about? I've used multiple online creators and they all do the same.

God's_House_Media

Participant

Please add a way to export a file with the .ico format. It is silly that I have to export a file from Photoshop as a .png image, upload it to a third party website, then download my .ico file. This would be a great feature!

Ussnorway7605025

Legend

an ico file is not really an image and the main point is that it can have code in it which is why it dropped out of main use... I agree that opening them in Photoshop is helpful [most are vetors now so illustrator is also an option] and have a custom plug in to do that but I don't see Adobe doing it because they just don't show any interrest so far

God's_House_Media

Participant

Thanks for the response! Where did you get the plugin?

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

Making icons is a fun and interesting idea, and using online file converters aren't necessarily the best choice. Ive got no idea how hard it is to save a file as a .ico file or how hard it is to make that process work however having that ability to be part of the total package would be beneficial to anybody whos looking to make an icon for a windows 10 computer.

digitalembic

Known Participant

This is something that, in 2020, Photoshop -- AND Illustrator! -- ought to be able to do natively. I just used [Link removed by moderator] to convert a 32x32 PNG to ICO, but why should I be forced to perform these extra steps? If a WEBSITE can do it, surely this is a simple thing to add.... And don't give me "plugin" as an answer because A) I don't use plugins, and B) the plugins that were once used for this no longer work with CC!