png to ico

How to convert PNG to ICO icon file?

1. download the png2ico source code

http://www.winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/

2. install

tar, cd, then make

3. prepare resized png, for example

convert image.png -resize 32x32 image.icon.png

4. png2ico

png2ico favicon.ico image.icon.png

You also can make an icon with multiple solution images, use

png2ico favicon.ico image.16x16.icon.png image.32x32.icon.png