Category: PDF tools

Invert PDF Colors

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Invert every page's colors locally, useful for a dark-mode-style PDF

Invert the colors of every page in a PDF by rendering it, flipping its RGB channels, and rebuilding a new PDF. Processing happens entirely in your browser, and the result is a rasterized, image-based PDF.

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Choose a PDF to invert its colors.

Every page is rendered to an image and its colors are inverted, then rebuilt into a new PDF. Selectable text and vector graphics become a flat picture in the result.

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What this tool does

This tool renders each page of your PDF onto a canvas, inverts its red, green and blue channels, and rebuilds a new PDF from the resulting images, similar to a photographic negative. It is often used to make a light document easier to read in a dark room or on a dark-themed screen. Because each page is rendered as an image, selectable text and vector graphics in the result become a flat picture.

How to use it

  1. Choose a PDF file from your device.
  2. Press Invert colors.
  3. Download the inverted PDF.

Privacy

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is never uploaded, stored or shared — closing the tab removes it.

Frequently asked questions

Does the text stay selectable?
No. Every page is rendered to an image before its colors are inverted, so the resulting PDF is a rasterized picture of each page rather than text and vector graphics.
Is my PDF uploaded to invert it?
No. Rendering and rebuilding both happen in your browser.
Will colors other than black and white invert correctly?
Yes. Every color channel is inverted, so a light background with dark text becomes a dark background with light text, and colored elements become their complementary shade.