Effects
Convert Image to Black and White Online
Turn color photos into natural grayscale, or high-contrast pure black and white for scans, stencils and signatures.
- Free
- No sign-up
- No watermark
- Private by design
Black and White
How to use it
- 1
Add your images
- 2
Choose grayscale or pure black and white
- 3
Download the black-and-white images
Black and White
Grayscale or pure black and white?
To make a picture black and white, upload it and choose grayscale or pure black and white, then download. Works for whole batches.
Grayscale for photos
Keeps every shade of gray for a classic, timeless look.
Pure black and white for documents
Turns scans and signatures crisp and clean, and makes files much smaller.
Tips for the best result
Tune the threshold
Raise it to darken faint text; lower it to clean up a gray paper background.
When to use it
- Make a photo black and white
- Clean up a scanned document
- Prepare an image for stencil or laser engraving
Black and White
Black and White FAQ
Grayscale keeps 256 shades of gray; pure black and white uses only two colors, like a photocopy.