Exam Photo & Signature Resizer
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Two limits, not one
Application portals almost always check the pixel dimensions and the file size, and reject the upload if either is wrong. This tool sets both in one pass: the picture is fitted to the frame you give, then compressed only as far as it needs to go to reach your KB target.
How the frame is filled
- Fill the frame — scales up until the frame is covered and trims the overflow. Best for a face.
- Fit inside — keeps the whole image and pads the gap with the background colour. Best for a signature.
- Stretch — forces the exact shape, which distorts the picture. Use only if the form insists and the difference is tiny.
Getting a photo accepted first time
- Plain light background, face straight on, filling most of the frame.
- Save as JPG unless the notification asks for something else.
- Check both numbers on the result before uploading — they are shown under the preview.
- Keep the original. If the form rejects it you can start again without losing quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In the official notification or on the upload page itself, usually near the Browse button. Requirements differ between exams and change between years, so read your own notification rather than relying on a figure you saw elsewhere.
Because the boards change them. The presets are the sizes these forms have commonly asked for, offered as a starting point — always confirm against your own notification before uploading.
Most portals check the pixel dimensions as well as the file size, and some also insist on JPG specifically. Set the width and height as well as the target KB, and save as JPG unless told otherwise.
Sign in black ink on plain white paper, photograph it straight on in daylight, then crop tight to the signature. Use the signature preset, which favours a white background and a wide, short shape.
No. Everything runs inside your browser. This matters more here than on most tools, because these are identity photos and signatures going onto government forms.
Crop tighter to the face before compressing, and keep the pixel dimensions modest — a 200 × 230 photo at 20KB looks far better than a 600 × 800 one squeezed to the same size.