Black & White
Turn a photo greyscale.
Turn a photo greyscale.
How to use Black & White
- Upload the color photo you want to convert
- Let the tool strip the color to greyscale
- Download the black and white image
About Black & White
Black & White takes a colour photo and turns it into greyscale, pulling out the colour and leaving the full range of light and dark tones behind. People reach for it to give a shot the classic, quieter feel of monochrome, to make a portrait or product photo look more timeless, or simply to judge the contrast and composition of an image once colour is out of the way. Because it produces true greyscale rather than only pure black and pure white, converted photos keep their natural depth instead of looking flat.
It runs online with nothing to install — no software to download and no app to sign up for — so you can turn a colour picture into black and white on a laptop, phone, or tablet straight from the browser. It handles the everyday image formats you already have, including JPG, PNG, and WebP, and lets you download the finished black and white version once you are happy with it.
The whole conversion happens on your own device using the browser's built-in canvas, so your photo is never uploaded to a server and no copy is kept. It is free, needs no account, adds no watermark, and there is nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it free and do I need an account?
- Yes, it is free and there is no account or sign-up. There are no usage limits, so you can convert as many photos as you like.
- Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
- No. The conversion happens in your browser on your own device, so the photo never leaves your computer and nothing is stored on a server.
- How do I convert a colour photo to black and white, and which formats work?
- Open the tool, choose a photo, and it converts to black and white on the spot. It works with common image files such as JPG, PNG, and WebP, and you can download the result when it is done.
- What is the difference between black and white and greyscale here?
- This tool produces greyscale, which keeps the full range of grey tones between black and white rather than only pure black and pure white. That is what gives a converted photo its natural depth.
- Can this convert a black and white photo to colour?
- No, this tool only goes one way — colour into black and white. Adding colour to an old or black and white photo needs AI colourisation, which is a different kind of tool; this one strips colour out rather than putting it back in.
- Can I turn the photo back to colour afterwards?
- No. Converting to black and white removes the colour information, so the tool cannot add it back. Keep your original file if you might want the colour version later.
- Is there any software or app to download?
- Nothing to download. It runs in the browser as a web page, so there is no software to install and no app to get — you just open the page and convert. That also means it works the same on Windows, Mac, and Chromebook.
- Can I turn a colour photo into a black and white sketch?
- Not exactly. This makes a true greyscale photo that keeps the smooth range of grey tones, rather than a pencil-sketch or line-drawing effect. For a hand-drawn sketch look you would need a dedicated sketch or pencil-effect tool.
- Does it work on a phone or tablet?
- Yes. It runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser, so you can convert photos on an iPhone, Android phone, or tablet the same way you would on a computer.
- Does converting to black and white lower the quality or resolution?
- No. It only changes the colours to shades of grey; the pixel dimensions and detail of your photo stay the same, so the black and white version comes out at the same size and sharpness as the original.