How do I make a passport photo online for free?

Enter the pixel dimensions from your application, choose a portrait, position the crop box, and select the accepted format. Add the published KB range if needed. The tool checks the encoded pixels, format and entered byte limits before enabling download; review the other current photo rules yourself.

Which sizes are included?

Custom dimensions, a 600×600 square example and a 413×531 portrait example. The examples are crop layouts, not passport or visa requirements. Check your current issuing authority before submitting.

Does the tool check that my photo meets official rules?

No. It checks encoded pixels, format and an optional KB range that you enter. There is no face detection, head-height guide or compliance check, so verify head position, expression, background and lighting against current official guidance.

How big should my head be in the frame?

This tool has no head-height or eye-line guide. Check the current official guidance for your specific passport, visa or ID application and position the crop accordingly.

Can it give me a plain white background?

Not on its own — cropping does not change what is behind you. Run the photo through the background remover first to replace a busy or coloured background with plain white, then bring the result here to crop it to the exact specification. Doing it in that order avoids re-cropping later.

Which output format should I choose?

Check which format your destination accepts. New JPG/WebP files default to JPG output; a PNG input selects PNG output, and you can change the format. JPG and WebP use a 0.92 quality setting without a KB range; when you enter a range, quality may be reduced to try to meet it. No setting guarantees portal acceptance.

Why does my passport photo look soft or blurry?

Because the crop region was smaller than the output size, so it had to be enlarged. Cropping a 300-pixel-tall area up to a 531-pixel-tall output interpolates pixels that were never there. Start from the largest original you have — a modern phone photo is more than enough — and do not crop in tight on a small file.

The portal rejected my file for being too large in KB. What now?

Enter the portal’s minimum and maximum KB values in this tool with its required pixel dimensions. It checks the result and disables download if the range cannot be reached at those pixels and format. It does not write a DPI tag; use the DPI changer only when the destination asks for one.

Passport Photo Maker

Crop a portrait to your chosen pixel size or a layout example. Verify the issuing authority's current photo requirements before submission.

Local file processing where supportedNo conversion upload queue for local filesFree, no sign-upLast checked: October 2026

Choose output dimensions:

These are crop-size examples, not passport or visa requirements. Check the current authority's photo rules before submitting.

Width (px):

Height (px):

Choose a photo to crop or drag & dropCrops to 600×600px in your browser; optional cloud import uses its provider

or import from

A passport photo maker crops a portrait to chosen pixel dimensions and checks the encoded format and optional KB range you enter. Use your current application requirements; the square and portrait examples are not country-specific rules. Selected files are processed in your browser; optional cloud import connects to its provider. The tool does not certify application compliance.

Crop-size examples

Choose dimensions from your current application guidance; these example sizes are not official requirements.
Choice	Output pixels	Meaning
Custom	10–4000 per side	Enter your application's pixel dimensions
Square example	600 × 600	Layout example only
Portrait example	413 × 531	Layout example only

The tool does not write a DPI tag. Digital submission rules vary by application. Choose dimensions before loading your photo and the crop box arrives already locked to the right shape; change it afterwards and the box re-centres itself at the new proportions.

How to use it

Enter the dimensions from your authority, or try a clearly marked layout example.
Choose a portrait photo — JPG, PNG or WebP, taken square-on in even light.
Position the crop box. Drag inside it to move, drag a corner to resize. The proportions stay locked, so you only control size and position.
Pick a format and enter a KB range if required. The result shows measured pixels, format and bytes; download is disabled when an entered limit cannot be met.

What this tool does not do — read before you submit

It is worth being blunt, because getting this wrong costs you an application fee. This toolsets and checks the selected output pixels and format, plus a KB range when entered. There is no face detection, no head-height overlay, no eye-line guide and no compliance validation. The crop box is a plain rectangle. It does not change the background, adjust lighting, or write a DPI tag into the file.

Which means a photo can come out of here at a perfect 600 × 600 and still be rejected. The composition rules are yours to satisfy:

Common requirements, and where each one is handled.
Requirement	Typical rule	Handled by
Pixel dimensions	Check your specific application	This tool sets the chosen size
Head height and eye position	Check your specific application	You, when placing the crop box
Background	Check your specific application	Prepare separately before cropping
Expression, lighting and accessories	Check your specific application	You, before taking the photo
File size in KB	Use the range in your current notice	Optional range check here; impossible combinations are reported

Start from a large original, or the photo will be soft

The crop is scaled to the exact output size in one pass, and that scaling works in both directions. If the region you selected is larger than the output — the normal case with a phone photo — it is cleanly downsampled and looks sharp. If it is smaller, it gets enlarged, and pixels that were never captured are invented. Cropping tightly into a photo already saved down for the web is the usual cause of a mushy passport photo.

Your selected source area should be at least as large as your requested output dimensions. Check the crop's source resolution, especially if the photo has already been resized or compressed.

This tool prepares pixel dimensions; it does not review or certify the photo. Requirements differ between passport, visa and ID applications and can change. Check current official guidance before you submit, including required background, head position, file format and file-size range.

Related tools

Fix the background first with the background remover, then crop here. For file-size-only compression use the image compressor, and theDPI changer writes a print resolution into the file without touching the pixels. Indian exam portals that want a matching signature image are covered by thesignature resizer andsignature compressor, with the rest collected on theexam tools hub. For social or profile pictures rather than official documents, the image cropper is the simpler choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a passport photo online for free?
Enter the pixel dimensions from your application, choose a portrait, position the crop box, and select the accepted format. Add the published KB range if needed. The tool checks the encoded pixels, format and entered byte limits before enabling download; review the other current photo rules yourself.
Which sizes are included?
Custom dimensions, a 600×600 square example and a 413×531 portrait example. The examples are crop layouts, not passport or visa requirements. Check your current issuing authority before submitting.
Does the tool check that my photo meets official rules?
No. It checks encoded pixels, format and an optional KB range that you enter. There is no face detection, head-height guide or compliance check, so verify head position, expression, background and lighting against current official guidance.
How big should my head be in the frame?
This tool has no head-height or eye-line guide. Check the current official guidance for your specific passport, visa or ID application and position the crop accordingly.
Can it give me a plain white background?
Not on its own — cropping does not change what is behind you. Run the photo through the background remover first to replace a busy or coloured background with plain white, then bring the result here to crop it to the exact specification. Doing it in that order avoids re-cropping later.
Which output format should I choose?
Check which format your destination accepts. New JPG/WebP files default to JPG output; a PNG input selects PNG output, and you can change the format. JPG and WebP use a 0.92 quality setting without a KB range; when you enter a range, quality may be reduced to try to meet it. No setting guarantees portal acceptance.
Why does my passport photo look soft or blurry?
Because the crop region was smaller than the output size, so it had to be enlarged. Cropping a 300-pixel-tall area up to a 531-pixel-tall output interpolates pixels that were never there. Start from the largest original you have — a modern phone photo is more than enough — and do not crop in tight on a small file.
The portal rejected my file for being too large in KB. What now?
Enter the portal’s minimum and maximum KB values in this tool with its required pixel dimensions. It checks the result and disables download if the range cannot be reached at those pixels and format. It does not write a DPI tag; use the DPI changer only when the destination asks for one.