# pamtowinicon > Convert a PAM image to a Windows ICO file. > More information: . - Convert a PAM image file to an ICO file: `pamtowinicon {{path/to/input_file.pam}} > {{path/to/output.ico}}` - Encode images with resolutions smaller than t in the BMP format and all other images in the PNG format: `pamtowinicon -pngthreshold {{t}} {{path/to/input_file.pam}} > {{path/to/output.ico}}` - Make all pixels outside the non-opaque area black: `pamtowinicon -truetransparent {{path/to/input_file.pam}} > {{path/to/output.ico}}`