Image Grayscale & Sepia
Image Grayscale & Sepia applies a grayscale or a sepia effect to the decoded pixels of a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image, in your browser.
Drop an image here (PNG, JPEG, WebP — max 20 MB)
How to use it
- Upload a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image
- Choose Grayscale or Sepia
- Set the intensity from 0 to 100 percent and check the preview
- Click Apply effect and download the result
Pick one of the two effects, then set the intensity from 0 to 100 percent, where 0 leaves the image untouched and 100 applies the full effect; values in between are a linear blend between the original and the effect. Grayscale uses the Rec. 709 luminance weights (0.2126 red, 0.7152 green, 0.0722 blue); sepia uses the classic warm-tone matrix. The effect is computed pixel by pixel on the image data, so the preview and the export match exactly; the preview works on a canvas of at most 700 pixels and is never recomputed at full resolution while you drag the slider, and the full-resolution pass only runs when you click Apply effect, with a Processing indicator. The alpha channel is never read or changed, so transparent areas of a PNG or WebP keep their transparency exactly. The output has the same dimensions as the source and keeps the source format; JPEG and WebP are re-encoded, so EXIF, XMP or ICC metadata may be changed or dropped. Because the tool works on the pixels as the browser decodes them, it is not a color-managed conversion for professional or print use. Very large images are limited to about 24 megapixels for this per-pixel effect. Unlike Image Blur / Pixelate (which obscures pixels), Image Border (which adds a border) or Image Watermark (which adds an overlay), this tool changes the RGB tone of the whole image. Nothing you load is uploaded or stored anywhere.
FAQ
Upload the image, choose Grayscale and leave the intensity at 100 percent for a full conversion. The preview updates immediately; click Apply effect to render a copy and download it. Lower the intensity for a partly desaturated look.
Grayscale removes all color, mapping each pixel to a shade of gray by its luminance. Sepia keeps a single warm brown tone, the way old photographs look. Both are computed per pixel and blended with the original by the intensity slider.
Yes. The intensity slider runs from 0 to 100 percent: 0 leaves the image unchanged, 100 applies the full effect, and any value in between is a linear mix of the original and the effect. The percentage is shown next to the slider.
No. The output canvas uses the exact width and height of the decoded image, so the result is the same size as the original. The tool only changes color values; it does not resize, crop or re-frame.
Yes. The alpha channel of each pixel is never read or modified, so transparent and semi-transparent areas of a PNG or WebP keep their exact transparency after the effect is applied.