Crop a passport photo
Pick a country, line the face up with the head guides and download the photo or a 10×15 cm print sheet. Nothing is uploaded.
50.8 × 50.8 mm · head 25.4–34.9 mm
Background: white or off-white · Official requirements (travel.state.gov)
Choose a portrait photo
Face the camera, plain light background, even light. JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC.
This tool crops and sizes the photo; it doesn't judge lighting, expression or background. Check the official rules for your document before printing, and remember that some offices only accept photos from a photographer or a digital photo code.
- 1. Choose a country and a photo
- 2. Fit the face to the guides
- 3. Download the photo or the print sheet
This passport photo cropper turns any portrait into a photo of the exact size in millimetres for your document, with guide lines for the chin, the top of the head and, where the rules state it, the eyes. Mark the head with two taps and the tool scales and positions it for you, then shows the measured head height against the official range. You can download a single photo or a 10×15 cm (4 × 6 in) sheet with as many copies as fit, ready for any photo kiosk. Everything runs in your browser and the photo is never uploaded.
How to use it
- Choose your document from the list: the size, the allowed head height and the background colour appear underneath, with a link to the official page.
- Choose a photo. A plain wall, even light and the camera at eye level matter more than the phone you use. Our guide to passport photo size requirements explains how to take one at home.
- Tap "Fit head automatically", then tap the top of the head (hair included) and the bottom of the chin. The photo jumps into place: chin on the chin line, crown inside the amber band.
- Fine-tune by dragging, pinching or using the zoom slider. On a computer you can also use the mouse wheel, or the arrow keys once the photo is focused.
- Download the photo, or the 10×15 sheet if you need prints.
The single photo is exported at 300 dpi, so a 35 × 45 mm photo becomes 413 × 531 pixels, and the resolution is written into the file so print services and print dialogs know its physical size.
How to read the guides
| Guide | What it means |
|---|---|
| Amber band at the top | Where the top of the head must fall, given the allowed head height |
| Solid amber line | Where the chin goes |
| Dashed oval | An average head of the right size, to help centre the face |
| Green band | The eye line, for documents that specify it (the Italian CIE) |
| Head height row | The measured chin-to-crown height, green when within range |
If the head height turns red, zoom until it's back in range: the chin should stay on its line. For documents that define the space above the head, such as the Chinese visa (3–5 mm) and the Japanese passport, a second row checks that too.
A note on "crown": most authorities measure to the top of the hair, but France measures the head without hair and the ICAO technical report ignores hair as well. If you have a lot of volume on top, aim for the middle of the range.
Printing the 10×15 sheet
The tool picks the layout that fits the most copies while leaving room to cut: eight 35 × 45 mm photos on one sheet, eight Chinese visa photos, six 45 × 45 mm photos. A few sizes, like the US 2 × 2 in, only fit well edge to edge (six copies, touching each other and the paper edge); the button says so, and the sheet then needs borderless printing at exactly 100%.
- At a photo lab or kiosk, order a standard 10×15 / 4 × 6 print of the file.
- At home, print on photo paper with scaling at 100% or Actual size. "Fit to page" makes every photo slightly larger.
- Measure one photo with a ruler before cutting, and cut along the grey marks with a metal ruler and a craft knife.
Some authorities set paper rules: Australia rejects inkjet prints, and Japan rejects prints with visible dots. When in doubt, a lab print is cheap and meets most rules.
What this tool doesn't do
It doesn't judge your photo. It won't tell you if the background is the wrong shade, the light is uneven, your expression isn't neutral or your glasses reflect the flash; those rules are on the official pages linked under each preset. It also doesn't edit faces or replace backgrounds, on purpose: the US, Canada and Italy reject retouched photos, and cropping and resizing are the only edits that are safe everywhere.
And in some countries a home photo isn't an option at all. Germany has accepted only digital photos from a registered photographer or the office since May 2025, France requires an approved professional or booth, and Canada requires a commercial photographer who stamps the back of the print.
Keep the files private
A passport photo is identity data, and so is the scan of the passport you upload to a visa portal. Don't leave copies in a shared album, and strip location data before sending files: the EXIF remover does it in your browser, and the photo metadata viewer shows what a file still carries. Our guide to storing ID documents safely on your phone covers the rest.
sigil. keeps photos of documents in an encrypted vault on your phone, with a 256-bit key that only your sign unlocks, and removes location metadata on import. Pictures taken with its private camera never land in the Camera Roll. See the ID documents scenario for how that fits a trip abroad. Everything stays on the phone: there is no cloud backup yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The photo is decoded, cropped and exported inside your browser. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else, and the page keeps working offline once it has loaded.
Which sizes does the tool support?
US 2 × 2 in, 35 × 45 mm for Italy (passport and CIE), the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and Schengen visas, Canada 50 × 70 mm, the Chinese visa 33 × 48 mm, the Indian visa and a generic ICAO 35 × 45 mm preset. Each preset links to the official page its numbers come from.
How do I print the photos at the right size?
Download the 10×15 cm sheet and print it as a standard 4 × 6 in photo, or at home at 100% scale (Actual size), never Fit to page. Measure one photo with a ruler before you cut.
Does the tool check the background, lighting or expression?
No. It sizes and positions the photo and measures the head once you mark it. Background, lighting, expression and glasses are your call, following the official rules linked under each preset.
Can I use a home photo for every country?
No. Germany, France and Canada require a professional or the office itself, and Australia rejects inkjet prints. The US, the UK and Italy accept photos taken at home if they meet the rules.