# Locate and save the image you want to use for that shortcut. When you are creating a favicon.ico for use as a desktop image, make sure you select the Merge with a 32x32 desktop icon option on that page.Įdited to make the process clearer Read this answer in context ? 0 All Replies (9) If you want to use your own choice of an image, you can convert that image to a favicon.ico image here. button to save that image - name that saved image something unique, like (as an example for this forum) mozilla-favicon.ico so you can tell it apart from any other favicon.ico image you may have saved or will be saving.
If you want the website image that the website uses for the URL bar as the icon for a desktop shortcut to a website:
It's not a matter of Firefox making it simple - the Windows Operating System controls the desktop icons, so with 3rd party applications Windows automatically uses the icon for the application for the shortcut, but it is possible to change the image to whatever you want.