What noise strength for desktop icons?

Desktop icons show at 48 to 256 pixels, so more than a favicon: mono grain at 15 to 30 percent for visible texture, 25 to 40 on a 256-pixel icon for a dramatic surface.

How do I get a Windows 95 look?

Random pixels at 35 to 50 percent with grayscale on: heavy noise and few colors, the dithered look of early Windows icons.

Can I texture a folder icon?

Yes: mono grain at 15 to 25 percent for a paper or fabric feel, or palette noise to texture the folder in its own colors.

What about application shortcut icons?

Color variation at 10 to 20 percent: texture without disturbing the design, so the app stays recognizable in a glance.

How do I apply the result in Windows?

Download the ICO at 16–256, then right-click the folder or shortcut, Properties, Change Icon, and pick the file.

What does intensity do?

Intensity is the share of opaque pixels that get a new value, from 0 to 100 percent. On a 16-pixel favicon, 5 to 15 percent is texture and 30 percent is already a lot; a 256-pixel desktop icon takes more. Transparent pixels are never touched.

What are the five noise modes?

Random pixels writes any color. Mono grain writes a grey. Color variation nudges each channel a little, so the icon keeps its colors. Palette noise reuses colors sampled from the icon. Custom colors draws from the list you type, as hex or names.

What does the output look like?

ICO or PNG. ICO is written here, with PNG-wrapped frames: As is keeps the frame's size, 16–48 packs 16, 32 and 48 for a favicon, 16–256 adds 64, 128 and 256 for Windows. Every frame is the same grained picture, scaled.

My ICO has several sizes. Which one is used?

An ICO is a container: a directory of frames, each a PNG or a Windows bitmap at its own size and depth. The tool reads the directory itself, lists every frame and starts on the largest; the Frame choice in the bar switches to another.

Is my ICO uploaded anywhere?

No. The ICO is read and its frames decoded by JavaScript on your device; the page makes no request with your file. Load it, go offline and it still works.

Windows icon noise effect.

Drop a Windows icon and texture it: grain on a folder, a distressed shortcut, a Windows 95 dither. Download it as an ICO at 16 to 256 pixels.

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Drop the icon
Drop an ICO (or a PNG or any image) onto the pane; its frames are listed and the largest shown.
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Pick a noise mode and move the intensity slider; turn on grayscale to go monochrome first.
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Press New noise for another pattern with the same settings.
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Download an ICO at the sizes you choose, or a PNG to edit further.

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