Save Toner

Reduce printer toner usage by processing banner areas

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How It Works

1

Upload Your PDF

Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF file. All processing happens locally in your browser.

2

Draw Banner Areas

Click and drag on the PDF to manually draw regions where you want to reduce toner usage.

3

Apply Toner Reduction

Select a processing method (halftoning, lightening, outlining) and download your toner-optimized PDF.

Why Use This Tool?

Save Money

Reduce toner consumption by up to 80% on documents with large banner areas.

Multiple Methods

Choose from halftoning, lightening, or outlining based on your needs.

100% Private

Your PDFs never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Precise Control

Manually select exactly which areas to process for maximum control and accuracy.

Processing Methods & Estimated Savings

Halftoning

~50%

Replaces solid colors with dot patterns using Bayer dithering

Lightening

~35%

Reduces color intensity and saturation via HSV conversion

Outlining

~80%

Draws only edges using Canny edge detection, removes fill

Common Use Cases

  • •Reduce toner costs for invoices with large headers
  • •Optimize reports with colored banner sections
  • •Process forms with solid background areas
  • •Save on printing marketing materials
  • •Reduce ink usage for educational documents
  • •Optimize PDFs with decorative borders

Workflow Examples:

  • Crop borders → Save toner → Download
  • Save toner → Combine pages → Download
  • Remove areas → Save toner → Download

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