Grayscale PDF
Convert color PDF documents to grayscale or black-and-white in your browser. Save printer ink and streamline files without uploading to external servers.
Your file stays in your browser.
Shortcuts: Ctrl+Enter run · Ctrl+Shift+C copy result · / search (use ⌘ on Mac)
Next steps
Done here? Use the Send to… menu on the result to carry it on to Compress PDF or Flatten PDF.
Free Online Grayscale PDF
Make a colour PDF grey or black and white before you print it. Choose grey or black and white and save the new file. Nothing is uploaded. Save ink when you print and make files smaller by turning colour pages grey, or pure black and white for scanned text.
How to make a PDF black and white
Drop your PDF in the box, choose Grey or Black and white, and press Make grayscale. Pages become pictures, so the text can no longer be selected.
Common mistakes
- Using this on a PDF you need to search or copy text from: the text becomes part of the picture.
- Opening a PDF with a password: remove the password first, the tool cannot open it.