US Passport Photo: 2x2 Inch, Made Free
A US passport photo is 2 x 2 inches with the head between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches tall, the eye line 56 to 69% up the frame, and a white or off-white background. Digital submissions must be square, between 600 x 600 and 1200 x 1200 pixels. This tool measures your photo against those numbers, fixes the background and framing, and hands you a 1200 x 1200 file that fits the State Department's uploader, plus a printable sheet. Free, in your browser, with your photo never uploaded.
The first run loads the AI model into your browser, a one-time download of about 209 MB, and stashes it away like an acorn. One-time setup: every later visit starts instantly.
How to use it
Drop in a front-facing photo
Stand facing the camera against any background, with your head and shoulders in frame and some space above your hair. A phone photo taken by someone else, at eye level, in daylight, is ideal. The photo is processed on your device and never uploaded.
The layout is measured, not guessed
The tool finds your eyes and chin, estimates the top of your hair, swaps the background for the required colour, and scales and crops so the head size and position land inside the official ranges. A checklist shows each measurement and whether it passes.
Download the photo or a print sheet
You get the single digital photo at the required pixel size, and a 4 x 6 inch sheet with several copies and cut guides, which any photo kiosk or drugstore prints for well under a dollar. That is the part photo booths charge fifteen dollars for.
How this runs without a server
Every other tool in this category works the same way: you upload your image, a GPU in a data centre somewhere runs the model, and the result comes back. That architecture is why they all have credits, watermarks and sign-up walls. Someone has to pay for that GPU, and it is metered by the second.
This page does it differently. When you drop in an image, your browser loads the AI model itself and runs it locally. If your browser supports WebGPU, the model runs on your own graphics hardware, which is typically five to sixty times faster than the CPU fallback. If it does not, we fall back to WebAssembly, which is slower but works everywhere.
Two things follow from that, and they are the entire reason this site exists. First, your photo never goes anywhere: it is read into a canvas in your tab and stays in your device's memory until you close it. There is no upload endpoint on this domain to send it to. Second, our cost per image is zero, so the free tier is not a loss-leader with a trapdoor in it. It is just what the thing costs to run, which is nothing.
The model file is cached by your browser after the first download. That is the one wait you have to sit through, and it only happens once per browser. After that the tool works with your network disconnected, which is a decent way to prove to yourself that nothing is being sent.
Checking that for yourself
You do not have to take our word for it, and you should not. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Network tab, and use the tool. You will see the model coming down. You will not see your image going up, because it never does. Then turn your wifi off: once the model is loaded, the tool keeps working with no network at all, which is not something we could fake. We walk you through both checks here.
Your photo stays on your device.
Not "deleted after 24 hours". Not "encrypted in transit". Never sent. Here is how we prove it.
The official US requirements at a glance
| Photo size | 51 x 51 mm |
|---|---|
| Head height (chin to crown) | 25 to 35 mm |
| Eye line | 56 to 69% of the photo height, measured from the bottom |
| Background | White or off-white |
| Digital size | 1200 x 1200 pixels (what this tool outputs) |
| Print resolution | 300 DPI |
Digital submissions must be square, 600x600 to 1200x1200 pixels. Glasses are not allowed.
Frequently asked questions
What are the exact US passport photo requirements?
2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm). Head height from chin to top of hair between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches, which is 50 to 69% of the frame. Eye line between 1 1/8 and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom. Plain white or off-white background, neutral expression, both eyes open, taken within the last six months. Glasses have not been allowed since 2016.
What size does the digital photo need to be?
Square, at least 600 x 600 pixels, at most 1200 x 1200. This tool outputs 1200 x 1200, the top of the allowed range, so it passes the automated checks with the most detail the rules permit.
Can I take a US passport photo with my phone?
Yes, and the State Department explicitly allows it as long as the result meets the rules. Have someone else shoot it from a couple of metres away, face the camera straight on in even light, and let this tool handle the background, the crop and the measurements. The 2 x 2 print then costs cents at any drugstore instead of fifteen dollars at a booth.
Is my photo uploaded to make this?
No. Both models involved, the one that removes the background and the one that finds your facial features, are downloaded into your browser and run there. For a photo of your face destined for an official document, that is not a small point: nothing about your face ever reaches us or anyone else.
Will my photo definitely be accepted?
No tool can promise that, and you should distrust any that does. This produces a photo with the correct dimensions, head size, eye position and background, which covers the reasons photos usually bounce. Acceptance is still the issuing authority's call, and rules like expression, glasses and head coverings are yours to meet when the photo is taken.