Transparent alumino-borosilicate based glass-ceramics containing indium tin oxide (ITO) nano-crystals were synthesized through melt casting method. The results showed that the SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-Na2O glass system were crystallized more intensively than the other, due to a more extensive liquid-liquid phase separation. Thermal behavior and crystallinity of the specimens were investigated by conducting DTA and XRD analysis, respectively. FE-SEM images were used for microstructural evaluation of the specimens. Optical properties of the samples were studied by UV–vis and Near-IR spectroscopy. Furthermore, FTIR was utilized to identify various bonds in the specimens. The crystallized glasses of the alumino-borosilicate system showed transmittance up to 50 % in the visible wavelength, whereas they showed a significant absorption in the UV and near infrared wavelength ranges (>95%). According to the measurement, the mean crystallite size of the precipitated ITO in the optimum sample of the alumino-borosilicate system was less than 20 nm, which was obtained by heat treatment at 650 ℃ for 10 h.