Will this pass an official check?

The background will be the plain, even white that applications ask for. The framing is up to you: head size, the space above your hair, and the print dimensions differ by country, and this tool does not crop to any of them. Use your government's published template for that part.

Which countries is it for?

The background requirement is close to universal, so the tool is useful anywhere. Everything else in the specification is national, which is exactly why the tool stops at the background.

Can I wear glasses or smile?

That depends on where you are applying, and the rules changed in several countries recently. Check your own authority's guidance before you use the photo; this tool has no opinion on it.

Why is the background white and not light grey or blue?

White is accepted by the widest range of authorities. If yours specifically requires light grey or off white, this is not the right tool for it.

What file do I get back?

A JPEG at the dimensions you uploaded, with the background flattened to white.

Passport Photo

Put a passport photo on a plain white background

Take the photo you already have and give it the flat white background that every ID application asks for.

Free to try without an account. Signed in, a run costs 1 credit.

Try it

Drop a photo here

JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 25 MB and 30 megapixels.

How it works

Add a photo: drag it onto the uploader or pick one from your device.
A portrait tuned model cuts you out and places you on flat, even white.
Look at the result, then download it or run another photo through.

These models reconstruct rather than recover: they produce a plausible version of what was probably there, so results vary with the source photo. Run it again or try a different image if the first pass misses.

What to expect

Every country's ID rules agree on one thing and disagree on nearly everything else. They agree that the background must be plain, light, and shadowless, which is precisely the part a photo booth charges for and precisely what this does: a portrait tuned cutout onto flat white, with no shadow behind the head. What they disagree on is the framing, and it is genuinely specific: the print size, how much of the frame your head must fill, the gap above your hair, whether you may smile, whether glasses are allowed at all. This tool does not attempt any of that, and a tool that claimed to would be lying to somebody about to pay a passport fee. Get the background here, then crop to your own country's published template and check the rules on expression and glasses yourself.

Best results: A front facing photo in even light, taken at eye level, with a neutral expression and your whole head and shoulders in frame.

Common questions

Will this pass an official check?: The background will be the plain, even white that applications ask for. The framing is up to you: head size, the space above your hair, and the print dimensions differ by country, and this tool does not crop to any of them. Use your government's published template for that part.
Which countries is it for?: The background requirement is close to universal, so the tool is useful anywhere. Everything else in the specification is national, which is exactly why the tool stops at the background.
Can I wear glasses or smile?: That depends on where you are applying, and the rules changed in several countries recently. Check your own authority's guidance before you use the photo; this tool has no opinion on it.
Why is the background white and not light grey or blue?: White is accepted by the widest range of authorities. If yours specifically requires light grey or off white, this is not the right tool for it.
What file do I get back?: A JPEG at the dimensions you uploaded, with the background flattened to white.

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