View contents of a ICO container file on macOS

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ICO file extension is a container file format that may include several icon images of different sizes. I'd like to know how I may access and view what is inside a ICO file, i.e. the different images it contains, and possibly any metadata.






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    ICO file extension is a container file format that may include several icon images of different sizes. I'd like to know how I may access and view what is inside a ICO file, i.e. the different images it contains, and possibly any metadata.






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      ICO file extension is a container file format that may include several icon images of different sizes. I'd like to know how I may access and view what is inside a ICO file, i.e. the different images it contains, and possibly any metadata.






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      ICO file extension is a container file format that may include several icon images of different sizes. I'd like to know how I may access and view what is inside a ICO file, i.e. the different images it contains, and possibly any metadata.






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          The built-in Preview.app can handle ICO files and show the contents of the container. It can also show the file metadata. To view file metadata, use the keyboard shortcut, Command + i.



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          Right click on one of the images, select Export As... and select the desired format.



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          • Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
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            @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
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          The built-in Preview.app can handle ICO files and show the contents of the container. It can also show the file metadata. To view file metadata, use the keyboard shortcut, Command + i.



          enter image description here



          Right click on one of the images, select Export As... and select the desired format.



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          • Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
            – Olivier de Broqueville
            54 mins ago






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            @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
            – Nimesh Neema
            53 mins ago














          up vote
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          accepted










          The built-in Preview.app can handle ICO files and show the contents of the container. It can also show the file metadata. To view file metadata, use the keyboard shortcut, Command + i.



          enter image description here



          Right click on one of the images, select Export As... and select the desired format.



          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer






















          • Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
            – Olivier de Broqueville
            54 mins ago






          • 2




            @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
            – Nimesh Neema
            53 mins ago












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          The built-in Preview.app can handle ICO files and show the contents of the container. It can also show the file metadata. To view file metadata, use the keyboard shortcut, Command + i.



          enter image description here



          Right click on one of the images, select Export As... and select the desired format.



          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer














          The built-in Preview.app can handle ICO files and show the contents of the container. It can also show the file metadata. To view file metadata, use the keyboard shortcut, Command + i.



          enter image description here



          Right click on one of the images, select Export As... and select the desired format.



          enter image description here







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          • Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
            – Olivier de Broqueville
            54 mins ago






          • 2




            @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
            – Nimesh Neema
            53 mins ago
















          • Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
            – Olivier de Broqueville
            54 mins ago






          • 2




            @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
            – Nimesh Neema
            53 mins ago















          Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
          – Olivier de Broqueville
          54 mins ago




          Nice! Thank you, Nimesh. I would have a subsidiary question: why, when I right-click on the ICO icon in the Finder, don't I see 'Show Contents'?
          – Olivier de Broqueville
          54 mins ago




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          @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
          – Nimesh Neema
          53 mins ago




          @OlivierdeBroqueville Because ICO file is not formatted as macOS bundle.
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