Grayscale Convert

Convert a PDF to grayscale by rasterising every page and re-embedding as a black-and-white image — for B&W printing or smaller file size.

Your files never leave your browser. All processing happens on your device — nothing is uploaded.

1. Upload your file

How does the Grayscale Convert work?

Convert a PDF to grayscale. The tool rasterises every page at 2× resolution, applies a per-pixel luminance conversion (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B — the ITU-R BT.601 standard), and re-embeds the grayscale bitmap as the new page content. Useful for B&W laser printing (saves colour ink), reducing file size for image-heavy PDFs, or making sure a document prints uniformly without colour. CAVEAT: text becomes part of the bitmap and is no longer selectable / searchable. Run OCR PDF on the result to restore text searchability.

🔒 Security & Privacy

All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.

📱 Use it on any device

Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.

⚡ Quick & easy

Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.

🎁 Always free, no signup

Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.

Frequently asked

No — the tool rasterises every page so text becomes pixels. Run OCR PDF on the result if you need search.

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