windows.md 1.7 KB
title: Defold development for the Windows platform
brief: This manual describes how to build and run Defold applications on Windows
Windows development
Developing Defold applications for the Windows platform is a straight forward process with very few considerations to make.
Project settings
Windows specific application configuration is done from the Windows section of the game.project settings file.
Application icon
The application icon used for a Windows game must be in the .ico format. You can easily create a .ico file from a .png file using an online tool such as ICOConvert or AConvert. Upload an image and use at least the following icon sizes: 16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 256x256.
Source: Microsoft - Windows app icon construction
Creating .ico file locally using ImageMagick software suite.
ImageMagick is a free, open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images.
Install ImageMagick
Linux: Install using
aptsudo apt install imagemagickWindows: Download from https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows:
macOS: Install using
brew:brew install imagemagick
Prepare your PNG icon.
Convert PNG to ICO using convert tool:
magick icon_256x256px.png -compress None -define icon:auto-resize=256,128,96,64,48,32,24,16 favicon.ico