Grayscale PDF

Convert a color PDF to grayscale (black and white) for printing, lower ink use, or a submission that requires it. Use single file or batch mode. Conversion runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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About Grayscale PDF

Convert a PDF to grayscale online with this free black and white PDF tool that runs in your browser. Open one file, or switch to batch mode to convert several documents, then download a grayscale copy. Batch jobs arrive as a ZIP. Color pages are redrawn as black and white so they print with less ink and meet forms that require greyscale. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

People convert to grayscale before a cheap office print, when a court or school portal asks for black and white, or when a color scan should look like a photocopy. Students prepare assignment packs. Offices archive statements without color photos. Because you can process a batch, a folder of scans becomes a set of grayscale PDFs in one pass.

Pick files within the size and page limits, convert, and download. Password protected PDFs should be unlocked first with Remove PDF Password. After conversion you can crop, compress, or merge the result with the other PDF tools.

All conversion happens locally on your device, so color contracts and photos never leave the browser. Use this free grayscale PDF tool, convert PDF to black and white utility, and batch greyscale PDF converter whenever a document must drop its color.