Free PDF and photo tools for Canadian ID copies
Use Photo to PDF to put a card’s two sides on one Letter page, Compress to get under an upload limit, Watermark to name the recipient, and Hide details to cover numbers they do not need. All four run in your browser, with no account and no upload.
- WatermarkWrite who the copy is for across the whole card, with today’s date in the fine print.
- CompressGet under a 5 MB, 2 MB or 1 MB upload limit without sending your document anywhere.
- Photo to PDFBoth sides of a card on one Letter page, at real size. Your photo stays in your browser.
- Hide detailsCover a licence number, health number or MRZ line before a copy leaves your device.
Match the request to a tool
| You are asked for | Start with | A Canadian example |
|---|---|---|
| One file holding both sides of a card | Photo to PDF | A PR card for an IRCC upload field that keeps a single file |
| A file under a size limit | Compress | 4 MB in an IRCC secure account, 5 MB in the IRCC Portal |
| A copy that names who it is for | Watermark | A licence copy for a rental agency |
| A copy without numbers they do not need | Hide details | A health card with the health number covered, when you agree to send one |
Before any of them, ask whether a copy is needed. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a landlord who only needs to confirm your identity likely does not need to copy your ID, and in Ontario only providers of provincially funded health services can require your health card.
Doing more than one job
Every tool includes Crop, Rotate and Blur, so a single pass can straighten a card, mark it and cover a field. Size comes last: download the finished copy, then open it in Compress. Keep the untouched original somewhere protected, because each tool works on a copy and a marked or covered file is a poor starting point for the next request.
What goes in and what comes out
The tools open JPG, PNG, HEIC and PDF files up to 25 MB. HEIC depends on the browser, and an iPhone hands photos from its library over as JPG. A PDF contributes its first ten pages, and a card can have a front and a back.
Copies come out as JPG or PDF, compressed at the same quality the Dokus app uses, with location and camera data removed. A PDF made here holds one image per page: no selectable text, no form fields, no digital signatures. Upload filled-in government forms as they are, and use these tools for photos and scans.
Photo to PDF starts on Letter paper, with A4 a tap away, and lays cards out at real size. The examples on each page are fictional Canadian specimens.
Why nothing is uploaded
Each tool reads your file and draws the copy inside the browser tab. No account, no server copy, and once the page has loaded it keeps working offline. You choose where the download goes.
For copies you need again and again, the Dokus app keeps the originals encrypted on your iPhone and makes the same watermarked, covered or smaller copies from there, with every sharing tool free. The Canadian guides cover scanning, locking and sending ID on iPhone.
Questions about the tools
Do the tools keep a copy of my document?
No. The file is processed in your browser and never sent to a server, so there is nothing stored on our side to delete.
Which tool comes first if I need both sides under 2 MB?
Photo to PDF first, to put both sides on one page, then Compress with Maximum size at 2 MB. Check that the fine print still reads before you upload.
Do the tools work on an iPhone?
Yes, in Safari. Choose the photo from your library or a PDF from Files, and the download lands in Files.
Are the cards in the examples real?
No. Every demonstration uses a fictional Canadian specimen, with invented names and numbers.
