Black & White
Turn a photo greyscale.
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About Black & White
Black & White turns a colour photo into greyscale, stripping out the colour and leaving the full range of light and dark tones. People use it to give a picture a classic, quieter look, to make a portrait or product shot feel more timeless, or to check the contrast and composition of an image without colour getting in the way.
The tool runs entirely in your browser. Your photo is converted on your own device using the canvas built into the browser, so nothing is 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 use it and which formats work?
- Open the tool, choose a photo, and it converts to black and white. 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 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.