Image effect

Convert an image to black and white

Upload an image to create a black-and-white result, then adjust contrast or switch on sepia for a different finish.

Image

Black and white

Live
Image
Contrast
Sepia
Black and white result

Runs in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

How tools work

A tool is a small app you describe in plain words. Try this one here, then keep it on your Fuser canvas and connect it to the rest of your work.

A tool on the Fuser canvas with its controls and result

1. Try it here

Add your own file or text and adjust the controls. Live tools run in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

Two tools chained together on the Fuser canvas

2. Open it in Fuser

Sign up free and the tool opens on your canvas with this example wired in, ready to connect to images, video or text from other nodes.

A Tool node with a description of the tool to build

3. Describe your own

Need something different? Describe the tool you want and Fuser builds it, with the controls you asked for.

Ways to use this image tool

Create monochrome image variations by changing contrast and optionally applying sepia.

Create monochrome photos

01

Turn a color image into a black-and-white version for a simpler visual treatment.

Make a high-contrast variation

02

Move the contrast slider to create a stronger tonal treatment from the same image.

Soften the contrast

03

Adjust contrast in the other direction when you want a less pronounced black-and-white result.

Apply a sepia finish

04

Switch on sepia to give the resulting image a sepia treatment instead of plain black and white.

Prepare moodboard images

05

Create consistent black-and-white image variations for a visual moodboard or reference set.

Add monochrome processing to a workflow

06

Use the image result as the next image input in a larger Fuser workflow.

Frequently asked questions

It takes one image and returns one image converted to black and white. You can also change the contrast and switch sepia on or off.

You need one image, because the image input is required. Upload it to the tool, then use the controls to change the result.

The Contrast slider ranges from -100 to 100 and starts at 30. The Sepia switch starts off; turn it on to apply sepia to the result.

Yes. This is a Live tool, so the result updates in your browser as you move the controls, and it is free to try.

No account is needed to try this tool on the page. Downloading more than once or opening it in Fuser asks you to sign up.

Connect an image to this tool, adjust its controls, and pass the resulting image to another node. This lets you use the black-and-white result as one step in a broader workflow.

Open this image tool in Fuser

Try the black-and-white effect, adjust contrast and sepia, then combine its image result with other Fuser nodes.

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