About ToolGale

Last updated 24 September 2026

ToolGale is a set of free browser tools for passport, visa and ID photos: crop a photo to an exact document size, save it under a portal’s file-size limit, make a print sheet, or turn an HDR phone photo into a plain JPEG. Everything runs on your device; nothing is uploaded. The size rules come from official sources, which every tool page names together with the date they were last checked.

Where the rules come from

Each tool page ends with a line that starts “Requirements checked on …” and links the official pages the numbers were taken from: passport offices and immigration departments (for example GOV.UK, travel.state.gov, gov.pl, passports.govt.nz, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, the Hong Kong Immigration Department), exam boards, and for the HDR tool the Android and Apple developer documentation. A figure that cannot be traced to such a source is not published: pixel sizes, millimetres, file-size limits, head sizes, fees and dates on this site are quoted from the source or calculated from it (millimetres are converted to pixels as mm ÷ 25.4 × DPI, rounded). The one exception is the size of print paper, which comes from the photo labs’ own product pages, named on the page. Secondary sites and forum answers are used only as hints about where to look.

How and when the rules are re-checked

The date on each page is the day its sources were actually re-read, not a publication date. Rules with a known change date, such as a new fee or a new mandatory document, are re-checked around that date and the page says what changed and since when. Everything else is re-checked when a page is edited or when a reader reports a change. If a page shows a checked date older than a few months, treat it as a starting point and confirm the figures on the official page linked under it before you apply.

What the tools do and do not do

• They crop, resize and re-encode the photo you choose, write the print DPI into the JPEG, check pixel sizes and file-size limits before you download, and, for printed sizes, lay copies out on a 4×6 in (10×15 cm) sheet with cut lines. On presets built on a published head-size rule, guide lines show where the top of the head and the chin should sit; you move the photo yourself.
• They do not replace or clean up backgrounds, retouch faces, run face recognition or biometric checks, or judge expression, lighting, glasses or head coverings. A green check mark means the file meets the technical limits listed next to it, not that a passport office or visa system will accept the photo.
• They are not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any government agency, Apple or Google. Using them is free, with no account, watermark or limit on the number of photos.

Who takes the photo, and where a home-made photo is not accepted

Some documents can only be photographed by the authority itself or by an approved photographer or booth — for example passport and ID photos in Germany and France, the Philippine passport, and India’s SSC exam form, which captures the photo live. Where that is the case, the page says so and does not offer the document as a preset. Where an authority accepts a photo you take yourself, the page quotes its conditions — for New Zealand, “Get someone else to take your photo. Selfies will be rejected.”

Privacy

The photo is opened and processed by JavaScript in your browser and saved straight to your device. No server receives it, no account is needed, and the pages set no cookies and load nothing from third-party servers. The full statement, including what the hosting provider logs, is on the privacy page.

Report an outdated rule

If an official requirement has changed, or a figure on a page does not match its source, open an issue in the public toolgale-feedback repository on GitHub with the page address and a link to the official page. Issues are public, so do not post a photo of yourself or of a document. Confirmed changes are corrected on the page, in its structured data and in the site’s source list, and the checked date is moved forward.

Who runs it

ToolGale is built and maintained by an independent developer. The way to reach the developer is the GitHub issues link on the contact page.