How to Convert a PDF to Grayscale (Black & White)

Color is great on screen but expensive on paper. Converting a PDF to grayscale removes the color while keeping everything readable, which saves color ink and often shrinks the file too.

Grayscale is not the same as pure black and white — it keeps shades of gray, so photos and charts still look right, just without the color. It is the format most offices use for everyday printing.

To convert a PDF to grayscale with PdfWill: open the Grayscale tool, upload your file, and download. Every page is re-rendered in shades of gray in your browser.

If the resulting file is larger than you need, the compress tool reduces it further. And to turn pages into standalone images instead, the PDF to image tool does that.