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ICO at a glance
ICO
Convert to ICO when preparing Windows application icons, installer assets, or other desktop-interface graphics that require native icon packaging.
It is useful when multiple icon sizes must travel in a single platform-friendly file.
VML at a glance
VML
Convert to or from VML when migrating legacy Office drawings, cleaning up IE-era web content, or translating Microsoft-specific vector markup into SVG, PNG, or modern document formats.
It is mainly a bridge format for archival recovery and standards migration.
Format comparison
| Feature | ICO | VML |
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| File type | Image | Vector |
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| Compression / quality | depends | scalable |
| File size characteristics | medium | small |
| Compatibility | broad | moderate |
| Editability | moderate | high |
| Created year | 1985 | 1998 |
| Inventor | Microsoft | Microsoft, Macromedia, Autodesk, Hewlett-Packard, Visio |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | moderate | good |
| Metadata handling | moderate | moderate |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | delivery | design |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use ICO
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Designed specifically for multi-size icon delivery.
When to use VML
- illustration
- diagramming
- brand asset delivery
- Designed to preserve editable vector and text semantics.
FAQs
Why convert ICO to VML?
Convert to or from VML when migrating legacy Office drawings, cleaning up IE-era web content, or translating Microsoft-specific vector markup into SVG, PNG, or modern document formats.
It is mainly a bridge format for archival recovery and standards migration.
What changes when converting ICO to VML?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from medium in ICO to small in VML. Quality profile changes from depends in ICO to scalable in VML. Editability profile changes from moderate in ICO to high in VML. Compatibility profile changes from broad in ICO to moderate in VML. Archival profile changes from moderate in ICO to good in VML. Workflow profile changes from delivery in ICO to design in VML.
Moving to VML adds vector scaling.
What should I review after converting ICO to VML?
Check the exported file for Never became the durable open web vector standard.; Primarily a compatibility and migration concern today..