Convert every page of a color PDF to grayscale — useful for printing or meeting a black-and-white submission requirement.
Use This Tool — Free ↗Choose the file you want to convert.
Colors are mapped to grayscale across the whole document.
Ready to print or submit.
Printing in color costs more than black and white, and many forms, submissions, or internal documents simply don't need color to be read clearly.
Grayscale also simplifies scanned color documents, making text easier to read when the original color isn't meaningful.
Often yes, since color image data is simplified, though the effect varies by document.
Yes, scanned pages are converted to grayscale the same way as any other PDF page.
No, grayscale conversion is one-way — keep a copy of the original if you might need the color version later.
Yes — completely free, with no sign-up and no watermark.