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Free Bitmap Maker

Turn any photo into 1-bit bitmap art free. Dither your image online, add halftone dots, or rebuild it from vector shapes like stars and hearts, then download high resolution PNG, SVG, or PDF. No watermarks, no signup.

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Photo converted into black and white 1-bit bitmap art with the free Jukebox Print bitmap maker

Drop in an image, get a bitmap

Drop in a photo and this free online dithering tool converts it instantly, then pick your style, shapes, and colors.

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Cell size12

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Upscale

Dither any image online, then upscale it up to 20x

Dither with the classics, Floyd-Steinberg for photographic grain, Atkinson for the vintage Mac look, Bayer for retro texture, each previewed live on your own photo. Then drag in and see it: every pixel stays razor sharp, because your download is true high resolution, free, with no watermarks.

Halftone effects and retro palettes, no Photoshop needed

The built in halftone generator turns any photo into true halftone dots, classic dot art straight from screen printing. Then add any color you want, pick your own ink and paper, or grab a preset from riso red and Game Boy green to neon pink and fluorescent orange.

Floral illustration converted into bitmap art with halftone dots and a custom color palette

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Take your bitmap to the next level

Every photo holds endless versions of itself. Rebuild yours from stars, hearts, diamonds, or engraved lines, in any color you can dream up, until you land on the one that is perfect for your project. Drag the slider and watch it transform. Then print it big or small, from custom stickers to full size posters, and download as PNG, SVG, or PDF.

Floyd-Steinberg

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What is a bitmap image, and why dither it

A bitmap image is a picture stored as a grid of pixels, and a true 1-bit bitmap takes that to its purest form, every pixel is either ink or paper, nothing in between. Dithering is the trick that makes that limitation beautiful, arranging those two values in patterns that read as smooth tone from a distance. It is how the first Macintosh drew photographs, how the Game Boy camera saw the world, and how every newspaper photo and risograph print gets made. This bitmap maker brings that whole toolbox into your browser, from error diffusion algorithms like Floyd-Steinberg and Atkinson to ordered Bayer patterns and halftone dot screens, so you can convert any image to bitmap art in seconds, free. Cut your subject out first with the background remover, pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, then send the finished art to the sticker maker or straight onto custom stickers and business cards.

True 1-bit conversion

Every pixel is genuinely ink or paper, not a soft grayscale approximation, so the result prints and screens exactly the way it looks here.

14 dithering styles

Eight error diffusion algorithms, three Bayer matrices, halftone dots, hard threshold, and noise, each previewed live so you can pick by eye.

Vector SVG output

The SVG download turns every pixel into a real vector shape. Scale it to a poster, cut it on a plotter, or keep editing it in any design tool.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Converting images and downloading them is completely free. Everything runs in your browser, so your image never leaves your device, and there is no watermark, signup, or limit on how many bitmaps you can make.

Upload any JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF, and the tool converts it to a bitmap instantly using Floyd-Steinberg dithering. From there, pick any of the 14 dithering and halftone styles, adjust pixel size, brightness, contrast, and midpoint, choose your colors, and download the result.

It includes eight error diffusion algorithms (Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Jarvis, Stucki, Burkes, and three Sierra variants), three ordered Bayer matrices, a halftone dot screen, hard threshold, and noise dithering. Every algorithm uses serpentine scanning for smoother results.

A 1-bit bitmap stores each pixel as pure ink or pure paper, with no shades in between. Dithering arranges those two values in patterns that trick the eye into seeing smooth tones, which is how classic Mac software, the Game Boy camera, newspapers, and risograph prints created full images from a single color.

Yes. The SVG download converts every pixel of your bitmap into a true vector shape, so it scales to any size with perfectly crisp edges. You can also download a PNG at up to 8x resolution or a PDF, all free.

Downloads are PNG, SVG, and PDF, which every design tool, printer, and website accepts. If you specifically need the .bmp file format, open the PNG in any image editor and save it as BMP. The pixels are already true 1-bit or multitone, so nothing changes in the conversion.

Yes. Bitmap and halftone art prints beautifully. Download your file and order it on custom stickers, posters, or business cards. Everything is printed on HP Indigo presses for sharp, accurate results.