Mathematica Import/Export Format

ICO (.ico)

Registered MIME type: image/vnd.microsoft.icon
Microsoft Windows icon.
Raster image file format.
Native icon format on Windows.
ICO is an acronym derived from icon.
Binary format.
Can store multiple icons at different color resolutions.
Supports alpha channels.
Similar to CUR format.

Import fully supports the ICO format.

IMPORT

Import["file.ico"] imports an ICO file, returning all icons stored in the file as a list of Image objects.

Import["file.ico", elem] imports the specified element from an ICO file.

Import["file.ico", {elem, sub_a, sub_b, ...}] imports a subelement.

Import["file.ico", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.

The import format can be specified with Import["file", "ICO"] or Import["file", {"ICO", elem, ...}].

See the reference pages for full general information on Import.

ImportString supports the ICO format.

ELEMENTS

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	list of elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full list of rules for each element and option
	"Options"	list of rules for options, properties, and settings

Data representation elements:

	"Data"	array of color values for each icon
	"GraphicsList"	list of graphics objects
	"ImageList"	all icons, given as a list of Image objects
	"GrayLevels"	array of normalized gray-level values