Choose a photo of you taken at home and get an ID photo back in 35x45 mm or 2x2 inches: face centered, room replaced by a plain off-white backdrop, light evened out. The size your country usually needs comes first. One download every 24 hours is free across the tools on this site.
How it works
- Choose a photo of you facing the camera, head and shoulders, or drop it on the page. Drop another one any time to replace it.
- Wait a few seconds while your face is framed and the background cleared.
- Pick 35x45 mm or 2x2 inches and download a JPG at your photo's own resolution, never enlarged.
Sized for 35x45 mm and 2x2 inches
The tool finds your eyes, chin and the top of your hair, levels your head and sizes it to each format's own rule. In 35x45 mm, the international passport and ID size, the head fills about three quarters of the height. In 2x2 inches, the US size, it measures about 1 1/4 inches from chin to the top of the hair, inside the 1 to 1 3/8 inches the US asks for. If the photo has more than one face, or none the tool can find, click or tap yours.
What people use it for
An ID photo is asked for far beyond the passport office: a student or staff ID card, a work badge, a gym or library membership, a job application or CV, an online visa or exam form. Many of these accept a photo you take yourself as long as the face is clear and the background plain. The instructions of each form say which size they want.
How to take an ID photo at home
- Face soft light, such as a window in daylight, so neither side of your face is in shadow.
- Stand a step in front of a plain wall, so your hair and shoulders separate from it.
- Have someone hold the phone at eye level, about four feet away, with the main camera rather than the selfie one. On an iPhone, the 2x lens keeps your face from looking wider than it is.
- Look straight at the camera with a neutral expression, eyes open, nothing covering your face, and your head and shoulders in the picture.
A plain background
Most ID and passport photos need a plain, light background. The tool keeps you, hair included, and replaces the room with an off-white backdrop with a soft shadow, so the photo looks taken against a wall rather than cut out. It is not flat pure white: some offices ask for white, others for cream or light gray.
Even light on the face
A lamp on one side and a window on the other is common at home. The tool fixes only what looks wrong, such as a color cast or one side of the face darker than the other. A well lit photo stays as it is, skin tone included, and the face is never retouched.
Where an edited photo is not accepted
Each country sets its own passport photo rules, and some refuse any edited photo. The UK and the US State Department refuse photos altered by software, Canada requires a commercial photographer and Australia a print to its own specification. Check the rules of the office that will receive your photo.
Limits
It makes 35x45 mm and 2x2 inch photos; other sizes, such as Canada's 50x70 mm, are not offered. It needs a photo with a person in it. Hair against a wall of the same color can lose a few fine strands.
Common questions
Is this ID photo maker free?
Yes. One download every 24 hours is free across all the tools on this site, with no account.
What size is an ID photo?
It depends on the country. 35x45 mm is the passport and ID size in the UK, the European Union, India, Australia and most of the world. The US uses 2x2 inches. The tool makes both and picks the one your country usually needs first.
Does it make a 2x2 inch photo?
Yes. The 2x2 inch photo puts the head at about 1 1/4 inches from chin to the top of the hair, inside the US rule of 1 to 1 3/8 inches, with the eyes a little above the middle.
Can I use the result as a passport photo?
Not everywhere. The US and the UK accept a photo you take yourself, but not one altered by software, and a replaced background is such a change. Canada asks for a commercial photographer and Australia for a print to its own specification. Check the rules of the office first.
Does it give the photo a white background?
It gives an off-white backdrop with a soft shadow, like a studio wall, rather than flat pure white. Some offices ask for white, others for cream or light gray.
Can I print it?
Yes. The download is a JPG at your photo's own resolution, never enlarged. Print it at 35x45 mm or 2x2 inches, or upload it where a form asks for a digital photo.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Your photo is processed in your browser and the result is saved straight to your device.