Linux icon theme Conversion

Does anyone know if is it possible to convert icon theme for Linux to Windows icons?

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Years ago I saved some images in the same size as the icons located in C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll [but a different file name] and could access those for use on shortcuts. It's been too long and can't recall the process but it worked for me with 3 x 340MB HDDs and changing their icon in file management so each drive had their own colored icon. So maybe something can be done similar to the Snipping Tool of Windows or just do screen copies and edit to get what is desired.

It can be done , what is entailed I do not know , I do know that Linux icons are in svg format while Windows are in ico , so I imagine the conversion is quite a process , but there are those who have done it.

Here are some links of Linux icons converted to Windows that may catch your fancy ...



I have a stunning icon theme that I use on my Linux system by SethStorm666 , a great Linux icon designer. The theme is called Black Sun that I am trying to find someone to convert to Windows for me.

here is a list of several programs that can convert SVG to ICO.

the GIMP is available from the Microsoft store
best of luck, Steve ..

Here is an ImageMagick based solution to convert all svg files in a given directory to ico files:

D:\Customize\Themes\Icons\ImageMagick\magick mogrify -format ico -density 1200 -background transparent -trim -resize 256x256 -gravity center -extent 256x256 -define icon:auto-resize E:\SVG\*.svg

Explanation:

mogrify: like convert, but allows processing multiple files in batch mode.
-format ico: our target file format. Creates .ico files instead of overwriting the source file (as mogrify does by default).
-density 1200: since we can't specify the target pixel size that ImageMagick should rasterize the SVG to (it will be rasterized at the default density first and then scaled), we will rasterize the SVG at an insanely high resolution (1200 dpi) to ensure that the image will be reduced to 256x256 instead of enlarged.
-background transparent: The background will be displayed as transparent.
-trim: remove the existing border around the image.
-resize 256x256: scale the image so that the longest side has 256 pixels, preserving the aspect ratio.
-gravity center -extent 256x256: enlarge the canvas, making sure that the short side also has 256 pixels. The existing image is center aligned. This is necessary because we need a square image as the basis for the ICO file.
-define icon: auto-resize: include not only the 256x256 image, but also all recommended reduced resolutions (e.g. 32x32) in the ICO file.

Which Linux Desktop? If popular enough - maybe it's already available. Such as...

The disadvantage of this method is that small-sized icons need to be replaced by something else in the icon file. I.e. full automation is not possible.
They have to be found or drawn yourself. Of course, this doesn't just apply to svg, it applies to everything.