--- title: "Watermark a driver licence or passport copy for a rental or job application, free" description: "Free watermark for Australian ID copies: write the agency, the purpose and the date across a licence or passport scan, in your browser, with nothing uploaded." canonical: "https://dokus.app/en-au/watermark-id-copy/" lang: "en-AU" reviewed: "2026-10-02" app_store: "https://apps.apple.com/au/app/dokus-private-id-wallet/id6781915709" translations: en: "https://dokus.app/watermark-id-copy/" en-GB: "https://dokus.app/en-gb/watermark-id-copy/" en-CA: "https://dokus.app/en-ca/watermark-id-copy/" en-AU: "https://dokus.app/en-au/watermark-id-copy/" pt-BR: "https://dokus.app/pt/marca-dagua-documento/" pt-PT: "https://dokus.app/pt-pt/tracar-copia-cartao-cidadao/" es: "https://dokus.app/es/marca-de-agua-dni/" es-MX: "https://dokus.app/es-mx/marca-de-agua-ine/" fr: "https://dokus.app/fr/filigrane-carte-identite/" de: "https://dokus.app/de/ausweiskopie-kennzeichnen/" he: "https://dokus.app/he/watermark-id-copy/" ar: "https://dokus.app/ar/watermark-id-copy/" hi: "https://dokus.app/hi/watermark-id-copy/" ja: "https://dokus.app/ja/id-copy-watermark/" zh-Hans: "https://dokus.app/zh/watermark-id-copy/" --- # Watermark a driver licence or passport copy for a rental or job application, free Open the scan, finish the line that starts with Exclusive use of with the agency, the purpose and the date, set the intensity so every detail stays readable, and download a JPG or PDF. It all runs in your browser. The mark shows who the copy was meant for and can discourage reuse, but it cannot stop someone determined to misuse it. Dokus marks each copy you share with the recipient’s name and the date, while your original stays untouched. [Free on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/dokus-private-id-wallet/id6781915709) ## Mark a copy in four steps 1. Open the photo, scan or PDF of your licence or passport, and straighten it with Crop and Rotate. 2. The watermark field already reads Exclusive use of …, and tapping it selects the ellipsis. Type over it: who the copy is for, why, and the date. 3. Move the Intensity slider between Subtle and Intense (Balanced is the default) until the mark is plain to see and the name, photo and numbers still read. 4. Download a JPG or PDF and open it before you send it. Your original is not changed. ## Wording that works on an Australian copy Name one recipient, one purpose and one date, written the Australian way: "Exclusive use of Banksia Rentals Pty Ltd, rental application, 13/10/2026". The tool repeats your words across the whole document, in large engraved lines with fine print between them, so the mark cannot be cropped off a corner. ## First, ask whether a copy is needed The Passport Office reminds you that once you share identity information, you lose control of where it is kept and for how long. - **NSW:** Fair Trading guidance calls it best practice for an agent to sight your ID and note what it needs, without storing the documents. - **Queensland:** you can show the original instead of giving a copy, and a property manager keeps a copy only with your consent. - **Victoria:** an agent can request no more than two identity documents from a set list, so send two, not your whole wallet. ## Intensity and the small print Before you download, zoom in on a passport’s two machine-readable lines and a licence’s number: if the recipient needs them, they must stay legible at the intensity you chose. If a number is not needed at all, [hide it](/en-au/redact-id/) instead. A PDF from the tool holds one image per page, so its text is no longer selectable; for a smaller file, run the marked copy through [Compress](/en-au/compress-id-scan/). ## Nothing leaves your browser The file is read and the marked copy is drawn on your device, without camera data such as location. Once the page has loaded, it works offline. If you share copies often, the Dokus app keeps the original encrypted and marks each copy with the recipient and the date as you send it. ## Common questions ### Will an agent accept a watermarked licence? Ask before you send. The agent decides what it accepts, and a check that compares your details with the issuer’s record still needs the name and numbers legible under the mark. ### Can the tool add today’s date for me? No. It writes exactly what you type, so add the date to the field yourself. The Dokus app can include the date on its own when you share a copy from it. ### Does the watermark cover the passport’s machine-readable lines? It crosses the whole page, those lines included, at the intensity you choose. Check that they stay readable if the recipient needs them, or hide the passport number with the redaction tool if it does not. ## Sources Reviewed on 2 October 2026 - [When a prospective tenant applies for a property (NSW Fair Trading Commissioner’s guidance)](https://www.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-construction/rental-forms-surveys-and-data/resources/fair-trading-commissioners-guidance/when-a-prospective-tenant-applies-for-a-property) - [Application process (Residential Tenancies Authority, Queensland)](https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/before-renting/applying-for-a-rental-property/application-process) - [Applying for a property (Consumer Affairs Victoria)](https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/starting-and-changing-rental-agreements/applying-signing-and-moving-in/applying-for-a-property) - [Data breaches and scams (Australian Passport Office)](https://www.passports.gov.au/help/data-breaches-and-scams)