Grayscale Conversion

Transforming your screenshots to grayscale can significantly enhance their visual impact. Grayscale conversion removes color from the image, which can be useful for a variety of reasons including emphasizing contrast, creating a uniform visual style, or focusing on specific elements without the distraction of color.

Why Use Grayscale?

Grayscale images are particularly effective for:

  • Highlighting Details: By removing color, you can draw attention to specific elements or details in the screenshot that might otherwise be lost in the presence of vibrant colors.
  • Creating Consistent Visuals: Grayscale is useful for maintaining a uniform visual style across multiple images or documents, which is beneficial for presentations or reports.
  • Improving Readability: In some cases, grayscale images can improve readability and focus by reducing visual noise and distractions.

Grayscale Examples

See the difference between a color screenshot and its grayscale version in the examples below:

// Example of converting a screenshot to grayscale https://api.addscreenshots.com/screenshots
?apikey=
YOUR_API_KEY
&grayscale=true
&url=tesla.com/modely

Your API key can be found on the API Keys page. Need an API Key? Sign up to get started.
For internal applications, replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own unique API Key.
For public facing websites or hotlinks, generate a signed URL.

Screenshot in Grayscale


// Example of a standard color screenshot https://api.addscreenshots.com/screenshots
?apikey=
YOUR_API_KEY
&grayscale=false
&url=tesla.com/modely

Standard Color Screenshot