Pure white, pure black, or another clean flat color works best. The cleaner the background, the cleaner the edge reconstruction.
Frequently asked questions
Answers about icon extraction, transparent PNG export, and memberships in IconSplit.
No. IconSplit only needs one image to start. White, black, or other flat-color backgrounds simply help produce cleaner transparent edges.
You can try. Complex backgrounds make detection and edge cleanup harder, so review the results carefully before exporting.
Fringing usually comes from background color mixing, compression noise, or unstable transparency near shadows. Cleaner source backgrounds reduce it significantly.
You can upload PNG, JPG, and WEBP. Results can export as transparent PNG, WEBP, SVG, or a ZIP package depending on plan access.
Open the manual page, draw a box around the missing region on the original image, and export that icon separately.
Yes. You can select the icons you want on the results page or download the full ZIP package when your plan supports batch export.
Free users can process 3 uploaded images per day, preview every detected result, and download single PNG results up to 512px. Upgrade when you need unlimited processing, ZIP, WEBP, SVG, or original-size export.
No. Pro monthly and Lifetime Early Bird plans unlock unlimited image processing, full ZIP downloads, WEBP, SVG, and original-size export.
No. Uploaded images are used only for the current extraction task and result generation. They are not published as public assets.
IconSplit has a Codex and ChatGPT plugin in private beta. It supports automatic extraction, review, Repair, naming, layout, and PNG, WebP, SVG, or ZIP export. See the plugin workflow and availability.