Black and white image
Turn photos into grayscale, sepia, pure black and white, or inverted colors.
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How to use it
- Choose one or more images.
- Pick the effect.
- Select Run and download the results.
Handy for
Creating monochrome photos, vintage sepia looks and high-contrast scans.
Good to know
Grayscale uses standard luminance weights, so skies and skin tones keep natural contrast. Pure black and white works best for signatures and printed pages.
Privacy: where the work happens
Your picture is read by your browser and processed on this page with your device’s own image tools. The result is created on your device and offered as a download. Only the page code, and any library this tool needs, is downloaded from cdnjs or jsDelivr.
Questions
What is the difference between grayscale and pure black and white?
Grayscale keeps shades of gray. Pure black and white uses only two colors, which suits scans of text.
Are big images supported?
Images above 4,000 pixels on the longest side are scaled down to keep your browser responsive.