Free tools for ID photocopies, PDFs and signatures
Pick the job the recipient asked for: a photocopy of your national ID, driver’s license or UMID to sign three times, a watermark naming who the copy is for, a PDF small enough for an upload limit, or a copy with unneeded details covered. To sign a form, turn a photo of your signature into a transparent PNG and place it on the PDF. Everything runs in your browser.
- Watermark on photoWrite who the copy is for and why across your ID photo or PDF, with today’s date. Every detail stays readable.
- Reduce PDF sizeShrink a scanned ID or document to the upload limit of your form, then check that it is still readable.
- ID photocopy for signingFront and back of your ID on one A4 page at real size, with room under it for your three signatures.
- Redact PDFCover the ID numbers and personal details a recipient does not need, for good, before you send the file.
- Signature on PDFPhotograph your signature on paper. It becomes a transparent PNG you place on your PDF, without uploading anything.
- 2x2 picture with name tag2x2, 1x1 and passport size ID pictures with a name tag, made from a photo taken at home.
You can download one document free every 24 hours across all tools in this browser. New documents after that require paid access.
Start with the file the recipient asks for
| Your task | Tool | Check before sending |
|---|---|---|
| A photocopy of a valid ID with 3 specimen signatures | ID photocopy for signing | Which ID, both sides or one, and where to sign |
| A copy marked for one company and purpose | Watermark on photo | That the recipient accepts a marked copy |
| A scan under an upload limit | Reduce PDF size | The limit and format on the live form |
| A copy without details the recipient does not need | Redact PDF | Repeated numbers, QR codes and both sides |
| Your signature placed on a PDF, or as a transparent PNG | Signature on PDF | That the recipient accepts a signature image |
Photocopies, certified true copies and the original
Every tool here makes a personal copy. A certified true copy is certified by the issuing office or a notary; the SSS Member Data Change Request, for example, asks for civil registry documents as the original or a certified true copy, and for the original ID to be presented with its photocopy. Bring the original when an office asks to see it.
A National ID can also be verified without paper: registered banks, employers and agencies use National ID eVerify. Where a recipient does that, a photocopy may not be needed at all.
Before you send an ID copy, ask what it is for. The Data Privacy Act of 2012 asks that personal data be collected for declared purposes and not be excessive for them; naming the purpose on the copy, or covering what the recipient agrees it does not need, follows the same idea.
What happens to the file
The photocopy, watermark, compression and redaction tools accept JPG, PNG, supported HEIC or PDF up to 25 MB (the photocopy tool takes photos only). Only the first ten pages of an input PDF are used. The output is JPG or an image-based PDF: selectable text, form fields and digital signatures are not kept. Keep the original when those features matter.
Processing stays in your browser, with no document upload or account. The downloaded copy removes camera metadata and leaves your chosen source unchanged.
To do two jobs on the same copy, download the first result and open it in the second tool. Check the final file before you send it.
Signature image
The signature tool takes a JPG, PNG or HEIC photo of your signature on light paper, up to 25 MB, removes the paper and its printed lines, and downloads a transparent PNG trimmed to the ink, with no credit line and not resized to a KB limit. It can also place the signature on a PDF page, keeping the PDF's text, or on a photo of a document, saved as a PDF or a JPG on an A4 page. A signature image is not an electronic or certificate-based digital signature, and it does not replace the handwritten specimen signatures on an ID photocopy.
Common questions
Are the tools free?
One document is free every 24 hours across all tools in this browser. New documents after that require paid access. Examples do not count, and downloading a previously counted document again is free. Documents are processed locally; an internet connection is needed to activate or verify paid access.
Does the photocopy tool use A4?
Yes. Both sides of an ID fit on one A4 sheet at real size, with room under them to sign. Choose Letter if the recipient asks for short bond paper, and print at Actual Size.
Do these tools make certified true copies?
No. They make personal copies. A certified true copy comes from the issuing office or a notary.
Does making a smaller PDF keep its digital signature?
No. These tools export image-based copies. Use the original signed document when the recipient needs signature verification.
