Photo Filters & Black and White Converter
Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and sharpness yourself, or tap a preset like black and white, sepia or vintage. A slider lets you compare before and after.
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How to use
- Drag and drop photos or click to choose them (you can add several).
- Pick the look you want from the presets: Black & white, Sepia, Vintage, Sharpen, Warm or Cool.
- Fine-tune with the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Warmth, Sepia, Blur and Sharpen sliders.
- Move the slider under the preview to compare the original with the edited photo.
- Choose the file format and quality, then download one photo directly or several as a ZIP.
When you add several photos, the same settings are applied to all of them at once. If you want a different look for each photo, split them into groups and upload and save them separately.
Tips
Black and white doesn't suit every photo. It works better for photos where light, shadow and texture matter (facial expressions, the lines of a building, emotional scenes that call for a monochrome mood) than for photos where color is the message (food, flowers, comparing product colors). After converting to black and white, raise the contrast a little so the photo looks crisp instead of flat.
Sepia and vintage look similar, but sepia washes the whole photo evenly in brown tones, like a hand-tinted old black-and-white print, while vintage lowers the saturation, mixes in just a little sepia and lowers the contrast for a faded film look. Both suit photos where you want to bring out memories or a mood, or that you want to post with some atmosphere.
The warmth (color temperature) slider changes the overall mood. Moving it toward the positive side adds red for a warm, cozy feel that suits food, indoor and lifestyle shots; moving it toward the negative side adds blue for a cool, fresh feel that suits the sea, city nights and winter scenes. If a photo is too dark or hazy, adjust brightness and contrast first so the other effects show more clearly.
Sharpen makes the edges of a blurry photo crisper, but too much creates rough edges (noise). Starting below 50 and adjusting while you watch the result is the safe way. Blur does the opposite: it softens the photo for a dreamy feel or a softer background.
FAQ
Which preset makes a photo black and white?
Press the "Black & white" preset. Saturation drops to 0 to remove the color, and contrast and sharpness go up slightly for a crisp black-and-white photo. You can keep fine-tuning with the brightness and contrast sliders afterward.
How do I compare before and after?
Move the slider under the preview. The left side of the photo shows the original and the right side shows the edited version. Slide it left and right to move the dividing line and compare.
If I upload several photos, can each get different settings?
No. This tool applies the same settings to every photo you upload at once. That makes it handy for a batch of photos from the same day or a set you want in the same tone. If each photo needs different edits, upload and save them one at a time.
Can I use Sharpen and Blur together?
Yes, but if you raise both a lot they cancel each other out and the result looks muddy. To make a blurry photo crisper, use only Sharpen; for a soft look, use only Blur.