diff --git a/tools/monochrome/cmd/main/main.go b/tools/monochrome/cmd/main/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03ba835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/monochrome/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+
+	_ "golang.org/x/image/bmp"
+
+	_ "image/jpeg"
+	_ "image/png"
+
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/polldo/dolp/tools/monochrome"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var filepath string
+	flag.StringVar(&filepath, "i", "", "path of image to convert")
+	flag.Parse()
+	if filepath == "" {
+		fmt.Println("please provide a filepath")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	img, err := openImage(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("cannot open file %s: %s\n", filepath, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	b := monochrome.Convert(img)
+	fmt.Printf("Image for c++: \n%s\n", b.ToCpp())
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("Image for python: \n%s\n", b.ToPy())
+}
+
+func openImage(filepath string) (image.Image, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("opening file %s: %w", filepath, err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	img, _, err := image.Decode(f)
+	return img, err
+}
diff --git a/tools/monochrome/go.mod b/tools/monochrome/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a6c5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/monochrome/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module github.com/polldo/dolp/tools/monochrome
+
+go 1.17
+
+require golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20220321031419-a8550c1d254a
diff --git a/tools/monochrome/go.sum b/tools/monochrome/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0537b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/monochrome/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20220321031419-a8550c1d254a h1:LnH9RNcpPv5Kzi15lXg42lYMPUf0x8CuPv1YnvBWZAg=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20220321031419-a8550c1d254a/go.mod h1:023OzeP/+EPmXeapQh35lcL3II3LrY8Ic+EFFKVhULM=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/tools/monochrome/monochrome.go b/tools/monochrome/monochrome.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2e300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/monochrome/monochrome.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package monochrome
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Monochrome struct {
+	val    []byte
+	width  int
+	height int
+}
+
+func (m *Monochrome) ToCpp() string {
+	s := "const uint8_t image[] = { "
+	s += fmt.Sprintf("0x%02x, 0x%02x, ", m.width, m.height)
+	for _, b := range m.val {
+		s += fmt.Sprintf("0x%02x, ", b)
+	}
+	s = strings.TrimRight(s, ", ")
+	s += " };"
+	return s
+}
+
+func (m *Monochrome) ToPy() string {
+	s := "image = bytearray(b'"
+	s += fmt.Sprintf("\\x%02x\\x%02x", m.width, m.height)
+	for _, b := range m.val {
+		s += fmt.Sprintf("\\x%02x", b)
+	}
+	s += "')"
+	return s
+}
+
+func Convert(img image.Image) *Monochrome {
+	w, h := img.Bounds().Dx(), img.Bounds().Dy()
+	conv := make([]byte, 0, w*h/8)
+
+	for y := 0; y < h; y += 8 {
+		for x := 0; x < w; x++ {
+			var col byte
+			for j := 7; j >= 0; j-- {
+				pixel := 1
+				if color.Gray16Model.Convert(img.At(x, y+j)) == color.Black {
+					pixel = 0
+				}
+				col = (col << 1) | byte(pixel)
+			}
+			conv = append(conv, col)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &Monochrome{val: conv, width: w, height: h}
+}