Resize a photo for a passport or ID
Crop to the photo's shape, get the exact pixels and DPI, and keep the file inside the KB limits your form sets.
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How it works
Add your images
Drag and drop, paste, or pick files. They upload over an encrypted connection.
Pick a quality or a target size
Use the quality slider, or tell it exactly how many KB or MB you need.
Download
Save each file, or grab them all at once as a ZIP.
An application form rarely says "send us a nice picture". It gives numbers: 35 by 45 millimetres, 600 by 600 pixels, no more than 240 kilobytes. This tool turns a photo you already have into a file that matches such numbers. Add the picture, choose a size, drag the frame over your head and shoulders, and download the result.
The frame keeps the shape of the size you chose, so the photo is cut and never stretched. The output has the exact pixel count for that size at the chosen resolution, and the resolution is written into the file, so a print shop or a kiosk prints it at the intended millimetres. Five common sizes are built in, and a custom size takes any width, height and DPI.
Under the result, each requirement gets its own line with a check mark: pixel size, print size and resolution, file size, and format. If a limit cannot be met you are told, and you still get the closest file we could make. What the tool does not judge is the portrait itself. Head position, expression, glasses and lighting stay your responsibility, so read your authority's rules first.
From millimetres to pixels
A printed size and a pixel size are linked by the resolution. At 300 dots per inch, one inch of paper holds 300 pixels, and an inch is 25.4 millimetres. A photo 35 millimetres wide therefore needs 413 pixels, and one 45 millimetres tall needs 531. Change the resolution to 600 DPI and the same print needs 827 by 1,063 pixels.
The panel shows this calculation as you choose, so you can see the pixel size before anything is made. If the form you are filling in states pixels and not millimetres, pick the custom size, switch the unit to pixels, and type the numbers as they are written.
File size limits, both ways
Upload forms often accept a narrow band of file sizes, such as 20 to 50 KB. Type the minimum and the maximum, and the photo is saved at the highest quality that still fits under the maximum. The pixel size is a requirement too, so it is never reduced to save bytes. When even the lowest quality is too large, the result says so.
A minimum is handled differently. If the finished file is lighter than the form allows, harmless filler is added inside the file until it reaches the minimum. The picture and its quality are untouched, and any viewer opens it as usual.
Printing at home or at a kiosk
Switch on the printable sheet to get your photo tiled on a 4 by 6 inch print, the 10 by 15 centimetre size every photo kiosk and most home printers handle. Copies sit 2 millimetres apart with a thin grey outline to cut along. For the 35 by 45 millimetre size, eight copies fit on one sheet. Print it at full size, without any "fit to page" scaling, or the copies will come out the wrong size.
Frequently asked questions
Which photo sizes are built in?
35 × 45 mm, 2 × 2 inch (51 × 51 mm), 50 × 70 mm, 33 × 48 mm and 25 × 35 mm, each at 300 DPI. The custom size accepts millimetres, centimetres, inches or pixels.
Does the tool check that my photo will be accepted?
No. It makes the file match the numbers: size, resolution, weight and format. Whether the face is centred, the expression neutral and the background acceptable is decided by the office that receives it.
Can I change the background colour?
Yes. "Replace the background" cuts you out of the scene and fills the rest with one colour, white by default. Some authorities reject edited photos, so check before relying on it.
What happens to the photo I upload?
It is sent over an encrypted connection, processed on our own servers and deleted when the result has been returned. It is not passed to any other company.
Why is my result soft or blurry?
The area inside the frame had fewer pixels than the size needs, so it had to be enlarged. Start from a larger original, or widen the frame.
Related tools
- Make a 35 × 45 mm photoThe most widely used ID photo size, cut from your own picture and saved at 413 × 531 pixels.
- Make a 2 × 2 inch photoA square photo, 51 × 51 mm on paper and 600 × 600 pixels on screen.
- Print passport photos on a 4 × 6 sheetOne ordinary photo print, several ID photos. Crop once and cut them out.
- Make a passport photo background whiteReplace the wall behind you with plain white. Check your authority's rules before you submit.