Does ICO to WEBP upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. ICO to WEBP runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: WEBP with quality slider. First ICO frame. Max 20 MB.

Should I use ICO to PNG instead of ICO to WEBP?

Use ICO to WEBP when you need Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP. Use ICO to PNG when you need Convert an ICO icon to PNG in your browser. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

ICO to WEBP

Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP.

Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

What ICO to WEBP does

Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

ICO to WEBP sits in the Images group on purpose. It is not ICO to PNG (Convert an ICO icon to PNG in your browser.) and not ICO to JPG (Rasterize an ICO icon to JPEG.). Choose this page when you need Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP. If you stretch ICO to WEBP into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use ICO to WEBP

Stay on this ICO to WEBP page (/ico-to-webp). Do not switch to ICO to PNG unless you actually want Convert an ICO icon to PNG in your browser..
Add the file type ICO to WEBP accepts. Hint from the path: ico to webp. Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP.
Set only the options that match ICO to WEBP. Neighbor ICO to JPG does something else (Rasterize an ICO icon to JPEG.). Tool note: Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.
Run ICO to WEBP in this tab. Browser memory still applies: WEBP with quality slider. First ICO frame. Max 20 MB.
Download or copy the result from ICO to WEBP. If it is the wrong job, open ICO to PNG instead.

When not to use ICO to WEBP

Skip ICO to WEBP when a neighbor tool matches better — start with ICO to PNG or ICO to JPG — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

Questions about ICO to WEBP

What does ICO to WEBP do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB. Short version: Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP.
Does ICO to WEBP upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. ICO to WEBP runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: WEBP with quality slider. First ICO frame. Max 20 MB.
Should I use ICO to PNG instead of ICO to WEBP?: Use ICO to WEBP when you need Rasterize an ICO icon to WEBP. Use ICO to PNG when you need Convert an ICO icon to PNG in your browser. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of ICO to WEBP?: WEBP with quality slider. First ICO frame. Max 20 MB. Also: Draws the icon and encodes WEBP. Unlike ICO to PNG this is lossy with a quality slider. Unlike ICO to JPG this is not JPEG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.