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ID card to PDF, both sides on one page

Upload a photo of each side of your identity card, residence permit or driving licence. The card is found, straightened and cut out from the background, and both sides are placed at real size on a single white page — the way employers, banks and agencies ask for it.

How it works

  1. Take or upload a photo of the front of the document, then one of the back. Any phone photo works: lay the card on a plain surface and shoot from above.
  2. Check the outline of each side. If an edge is off, drag the corners; a magnifier helps you place them exactly. Rotate a side if it came out upside down.
  3. Choose A4 or Letter, real or larger size, colour or black and white, add a watermark if you want, and download the PDF.

Like a scanner, not a cut-out

Instead of just removing the background, the tool finds the four edges of the card, corrects the perspective of the photo and gives it back its rounded corners, so the copy looks flat and sharp, like a scan. ID-1 cards (85.6 × 54 mm) — national identity cards, residence permits, driving licences — come out at their real size.

Your document never leaves your device

Finding the card, straightening it and writing the PDF all happen inside your browser. The photos of your ID are not uploaded to any server, not even ours: with a document this sensitive, that matters.

A watermark that protects the copy

Add a short text such as “Only for the job application at…” and it is printed across each side, so the copy cannot be reused for anything else.

Frequently asked questions

Which documents does it work with?

Any card-sized document (ID-1, 85.6 × 54 mm): national identity cards such as the Costa Rican cédula, the Spanish DNI or the Portuguese Cartão de Cidadão, residence permits, driving licences and health cards.

Will it print at the real size?

Yes. Print at 100 % (“Actual size”) and each side measures 85.6 × 54 mm on paper, like a photocopy. Choose “Larger” if it has to be easier to read.

What if the edges are not found?

Drag the four corners onto the corners of the document. With a plain background, even light and the photo taken from above, it usually gets them right the first time.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser and nothing is sent to any server. An active session and license are required to open the workspace.

Is it free?

Yes, with no ads, no watermark of ours; a verified account and an approved free license are required.