B/W photocopy in seconds

Black & white scan and photocopy effect

Want a document to look like a copy from an office photocopier or an old scanner? Add a gray tone, contrast, grain and edge shadows.

  • No upload
  • “Old copier” preset
  • Multi-page PDFs
Try it now

PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos (incl. iPhone HEIC), EPUB, text — up to 100 MB and 50 pages

How it works

Photocopy effect in three steps

Upload your document

Drop the file into the box above or click “Choose files”. Several at once is fine.

Pick a scan look

The “Office MFP” preset works for most cases. Sliders are there for fine-tuning.

Download the PDF

Click “Download scanned PDF” — the file goes to your downloads.

What makes the photocopy look

A photocopy is almost always black and white with boosted contrast: the gray background gets lighter and dark text gets heavier. You also see fine grain, uneven light and a dark edge near the border of the sheet.

In Let's Scan all of this is adjustable with sliders: switch color to B/W, then tune contrast, noise, blur and edge shadow to taste.

The quick way — a preset

Pick the “Old copier” preset: it turns on black-and-white mode and adds grain and uneven light. Then tweak contrast and page rotation if you like.

For a neater look, reduce noise and blur and set 144–180 DPI so small print stays readable.

Privacy

The document is processed in your browser and never uploaded. The new PDF is assembled on your device.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a PDF black and white like a photocopy?

Open the scanner, upload your file and choose the “Old copier” preset or switch to B/W. Then download the PDF.

Can I remove color but keep it neat?

Yes. Turn on B/W and lower the noise, blur and edge shadow.

Does it work for photos of documents?

Yes. Upload JPG, PNG or HEIC and the photo becomes a black-and-white copy as a PDF.

Try the photocopy effect

Open the scanner