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How to Invert PDF Colors for Dark Reading

4 min read · Updated October 2026

Bright white pages can be hard to read at night. Inverting the colours makes the background dark and the text light.

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How to invert

  • Open Invert PDF Colors and add your file.
  • Choose the picture quality.
  • Press Invert colours and wait while the pages are redrawn.
  • Download the dark PDF.

Good to know

  • Pages become pictures, so the text can no longer be selected.
  • Photos turn into negatives, which looks odd for pictures.
  • The file can be bigger than the original.
  • Keep your original for copying text.

Best for

Black text on white pages such as books, notes and articles. For colour printing, use Grayscale PDF instead.

Frequently asked questions

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