---
name: "xpm2wico"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xpm2wico"
version: "0.2.4.3-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xpm2wico"
---

# xpm2wico(1)

a free program which converts .xpm files to Windows .ico files

## NAME

xpm2wico - a free program which converts .xpm files to Windows .ico files

## SYNOPSIS

**xpm2wico** *\[options\] infile \[outfile\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**xpm2wico** is a program that converts X Pixmaps (.xpm) files to Windows .ico files.

I have written this program primarily to help free software programmers like me to not depend on evil proprietary programs to write Windows icons.

It can create icons with 256 colors or more from Xpm files with any type of colour scheme, both with hex- and literal colour encodings. Support for multiple-icons file output will probably be added later.

Note that **xpm2wico** does not scale images (yet) and the Windows standard ICO format only allows dimensions of 16x16, 32x32 or 64x64.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options are included below.

- **-H, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-h, --usage**

  Show short help.

- **-V, --version**

  Show version of program.

- **-f, --force**

  Overwrite output without asking.

- **-r, --rgb-txt**

  Specify a different rgb.txt from the compiled-in default.

- **-v, --verbose**

  Display informations while processing icons.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Wolfgang Sourdeau \<was@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## BUGS

Please report bugs to Wolfgang@Contre.COM.

## COPYRIGHT

**xpm2wico** and this manual are both distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0.