Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — in most countries including the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia you are allowed to print your own passport photos as long as they meet the official size, background, and quality requirements. Use our tool to produce a 300 DPI print-ready PDF and print on standard bond paper at home.

The Country tab in the size picker includes official passport photo dimensions for the United States, United Kingdom, EU / Schengen, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, China, UAE, and Brazil. You can also enter any custom width and height in inches or centimetres.

Most countries require a plain white or off-white background. The USA, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia all specify white or off-white. Some visa applications require light blue. Always check the specific instructions from the issuing authority before printing.

Standard 80 gsm bond paper is widely accepted by most government agencies and passport offices worldwide. You do not need glossy photo paper. If glossy is specifically required, load glossy photo paper into your printer and print the same PDF.

US passport photos must be exactly 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm). The head must measure between 1 inch and 1⅜ inches from chin to top of head. The background must be plain white or off-white. Select 'US Passport' in the Country tab — the correct dimensions are set automatically.

DPI means dots per inch — the density of ink dots a printer places on paper. At 300 DPI, a 2-inch photo must be 600 pixels wide to print sharply. Lower DPI images print blurry or pixelated. Our tool enforces 300 DPI throughout and shows a warning if your uploaded photo is too low-resolution for the chosen size.

Yes. The Adjustments panel in the editor sidebar has sliders for brightness, contrast, and saturation. Changes update the preview canvas in real time and are baked into the exported PDF — no external editing app needed.

Yes. Click 'Remove Background' and the AI model replaces your background with clean white. A progress bar shows download and processing status. On subsequent runs, the model is cached and starts immediately. You can also undo background removal with a single click to restore the original photo.

On Chrome and Edge, the tool uses the browser's built-in FaceDetector API to suggest a crop area centred on your face the moment you upload. You can still drag and zoom freely in the crop editor — the face suggestion is just a starting point.

Yes. On small screens, the editor switches to a tabbed layout — 'Photo & Sizes' on one tab and 'Print Preview' on the other. The full workflow including upload, crop, background removal, size selection, and PDF export works on any modern phone.

It depends on the photo size and paper size. A Short Bond (8.5×11 in) sheet holds approximately: 8 photos at 2×2 in, 16 photos at standard passport size (3.5×4.5 cm), or 20 photos at 1×1 in. The shelf-packing algorithm finds the maximum layout automatically.

Yes, completely free. There is no subscription and no watermark on the output. A free Google sign-in is required to download or print the PDF, use background removal, and save sessions to the cloud.

A free Google sign-in is required to download the PDF, print directly, use background removal, and save sessions. You can still upload a photo and preview the layout without signing in.

A standard PDF at 300 DPI. It opens in any PDF viewer (Adobe Reader, Chrome, Preview on Mac, etc.) and prints directly. It includes L-shaped crop marks at the corners of every photo.

Each photo has L-shaped crop marks at all four corners. Use a ruler and scissors or a craft knife and cutting mat. Align the ruler with the L marks and cut along the lines. A cutting mat produces the straightest edges. Stack multiple sheets and cut together to save time.