Most online passport photo tools have at least one of three problems: they require payment photo, they upload your biometric face photo to a remote server, or they use the US 2×2 inch spec without explaining that India's 35×45 mm print applies to children below four, while ordinary adults are photographed at the PSK/POPSK. If you're preparing a passport, OCI card, or a government exam form, none of those is acceptable. Here are seven tools compared on the criteria that matter: cost, privacy, and whether they actually know the India spec.
Transparency: We built easyPhoto, so we're not neutral. Every feature claim below is based on publicly verifiable information: pricing sourced directly from each tool's website, upload behaviour from their terms of service. Where a competitor does something better, we say so.
What the India passport photo spec actually requires
Passport Seva says an ordinary adult fresh/reissue applicant is photographed and fingerprinted at the PSK/POPSK, so no passport photo is uploaded or carried. A child below four must carry a 35×45 mm colour print on a white background. Indian missions abroad use separate ICAO guidance, and OCI and e-Visa have their own square-photo uploads. Exam portals also use separate dimensions and KB bands set by each board's notification.
This is a quick summary; for the complete, regularly-verified Passport Seva workflows — domestic centre capture, the below-four exception, overseas guidance, OCI and e-Visa differences — see our Indian passport photo rules guide, the canonical reference we keep updated.
| Tool | Cost | Server upload? | India under-four print | Exam tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyPhoto | Free | No — on-device | ✓ Seva spec | ✓ 40+ portals |
| PassportSizePhoto.in | Free | No (per their site) | ✓ India-focused | Partial |
| IDPhoto4You | Free | Yes — 6 hr retention | ✓ 35×45 mm in dropdown | None |
| Visafoto | Paid · local price shown at checkout | Yes — server-processed | ✓ India page | None |
| AI passport photo apps | Paid · varies by app | Yes — cloud AI | Often wrong spec | None |
| PhotoGov | Limited free use + paid options | Yes — server + email required | ⚠ Generic India page shows US spec | None |
| Cutout.pro | 5 free credits, then paid credits | Yes — AWS server | India listed (spec unconfirmed) | None |
Pricing models checked 19 July 2026. Exact local amounts change; verify each provider's current checkout and terms before paying.
easyPhoto — free, on-device, built around Indian documents
This is our product. Read the section above for the independent comparison.
easyPhoto prepares the India 35×45 mm under-four print and passport photos for the US, UK, Canada, Schengen and 20+ other countries), resizes exam photos to selected KB targets and published pixel dimensions where available for 40+ Indian exam portals (SSC, IBPS, UPSC, SBI, RRB, NTA and more), and handles PDF compression, signature resize, and format conversion. Nothing is uploaded: every operation runs in your browser using WebAssembly. Each preset shows its named source and verification status; confirm the current portal instructions before submitting.
The reason we built it specifically for India is that general photo tools do not usually include per-exam KB targets or published dimensions. Some current workflows use live capture or do not publish fixed pixels, so the tool also surfaces provenance and review caveats. It is free with no account required.
PassportSizePhoto.in — free, WebAssembly, India-first
PassportSizePhoto.in is a free, India-native passport photo tool built on WebAssembly with a verifiable "zero-data-transfer" privacy model: processing runs entirely in the browser and photos are never sent to a server. It offers a 630×810 px, 10–250 KB preset, but the official 630×810 instruction we found applies to overseas Indian-mission ICAO guidance; the 250 KB cap is not confirmed as an ordinary Passport Seva requirement. The tool claims DPDPA (India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act) compliance alongside GDPR, and a Hindi-language version is available.
The feature set goes beyond a basic crop: a print layout selector lets you output 1, 4, 6, or 8 photos per 4R sheet for physical printing; background colour options include white, off-white, light blue, and light grey; and a guided three-step flow walks through upload, settings, and download clearly. The workflow steps are visually structured on their how-to-use page: upload with drag-and-drop or camera, choose document type and layout, then download a print-ready sheet.
The gap: it is a passport and ID photo tool. SSC and UPSC are mentioned by name in their content, but there are no portal-specific KB ceilings or pixel dimensions for individual exam forms. For a passport photo only, it is a strong free choice. For exam portal photos, use a dedicated exam resizer.
IDPhoto4You — free, but your photo goes to a server
IDPhoto4You is free with no account required, and it supports India's 35×45 mm spec in its 73-country dropdown. For a straightforward passport photo it works. The important caveat: their own terms state that uploaded photos are stored on their servers during processing and automatically deleted within six hours. For a face photo intended for a government document, that's a privacy trade-off worth knowing about before you upload.
There's also no KB-target output control and no exam portal presets. The tool generates a cropped, background-removed photo, but you can't tell it "give me this under 50 KB at 275×354 px." A general resize step is still needed after.
Visafoto — the paid option with an accuracy guarantee
Visafoto charges a localised one-time fee — ₹600 per photo for India — and publishes a 99.7% pass rate with replacement, correction or refund terms if officials reject the photo. Its public price page can display different currencies, so verify the current checkout amount before ordering. A human second opinion can be useful for a foreign-visa workflow with detailed photo rules.
For most Indian passport or exam photo use cases — where the official portal simply checks dimensions and file size — a paid review may be unnecessary. Compare the current fee and service scope for a Schengen visa rather than assuming the same value for an SSC CGL registration. It also uploads your photo to a remote server for processing, which is the same privacy trade-off as other server-based tools. There are no exam photo presets.
What about AI passport photo apps?
Several paid photo apps — including Passport Photo Online, AIPassportPhoto, and others — use machine learning to adjust background, lighting, and expression automatically. They generally require server upload and payment before you can download the result. AIPassportPhoto's India page (as of June 2026) lists the spec as 2×2 inches, the US size, not the 35×45 mm print Passport Seva requires for a child below four. Ordinary adults are photographed at the PSK/POPSK.
PhotoGov — check which India page you land on
PhotoGov (photogov.net) serves 1.8 million users across 200 countries and 900+ document types. It is a large, well-established tool. An India 35×45 mm crop exists on their dedicated page (/documents/in-passport-35x45mm-photo/). However, their generic India passport page (/documents/in-passport-photo/) showed 2×2 inches (51×51 mm) — the US specification — with a light grey background rather than the India-mandated white. This is a verifiable content discrepancy on their site (confirmed June 2026). If you use PhotoGov for the below-four print, navigate to the specific 35×45 mm page, not the generic India page.
Other caveats: PhotoGov requires an email address and uploads your photo to their server for processing. The free tier is location-dependent; Indian users may face a paywall; paid options may be offered. There is also a human expert-review add-on; check the live checkout for its current availability and price. No exam portal support of any kind.
Cutout.pro — AI background removal, but credit-gated for passport photos
Cutout.pro gives 5 free credits on sign-up. A passport photo costs 2 credits. You get two complete photos before credits run out. After that, paid subscription or pay-as-you-go credit packages are listed on Cutout.pro's current pricing page. Free previews are watermarked. Photos are uploaded to Amazon Web Services and retained for 24–48 hours. Public reports (Cybernews 2023; Trustpilot references to a BreachForums posting in February 2024) document past data security incidents.
Cutout.pro is genuinely strong at AI background removal for complex subjects: product photography, hair, transparent objects. For a one-off Indian passport photo, that capability is not needed and the credit pricing is poor value. See the dedicated Cutout.pro alternatives post for a full comparison including PassportMaker and PassportSizePhoto.in.
Which should you use?
- Under-four passport print: easyPhoto or PassportSizePhoto.in can prepare a 35×45 mm crop without uploading your source image. Use a dedicated square preset for OCI.
- SSC, IBPS, UPSC, SBI, RRB, NTA exam form: easyPhoto, the only tool with verified KB and pixel targets per portal.
- Visa for a foreign country with strict embassy standards: Visafoto or Passport Photo Online are worth the cost for the compliance guarantee.
- Privacy is a hard requirement: easyPhoto or PassportSizePhoto.in. Both use on-device WebAssembly processing; easyPhoto's model is verifiable via the browser network tab (zero image upload requests sent).
- You found PhotoGov and want to use it: Navigate specifically to their India 35×45 mm page for the below-four print. Their generic India passport page shows the US spec. Or use a free on-device tool and skip the server upload entirely.
- You are considering Cutout.pro: It runs out of free credits after two passport photos, then requires a subscription. For one-off document photos, the free on-device tools are better value. Cutout.pro is strong for bulk product photography.
Frequently asked questions
Is the India passport photo size 35×45 mm or 2×2 inches?
Passport Seva requires a 35×45 mm white-background print for a child below four. An ordinary adult domestic applicant supplies neither size because the photo is captured at the PSK/POPSK. A 2×2 inch square belongs to separate workflows such as OCI.
Can I use a phone photo for my Indian passport application?
For an ordinary adult domestic application, no: Passport Seva captures the photograph at the PSK/POPSK. A phone image can be prepared for the below-four print or an overseas workflow only when that workflow's current instructions ask for one.
Do these tools add a watermark to free photos?
easyPhoto, PassportSizePhoto.in, and IDPhoto4You do not add a watermark; downloads are fully free. Cutout.pro's free tier produces watermarked previews; a watermark-free full-resolution download requires credits (confirmed by independent reviews). Visafoto and Passport Photo Online are paid tools; there is no free download tier.