Why Was My Photo Rejected Free
Checks your photo or signature against what the form asks for and names the rule it breaks, instead of leaving you to guess.
How to use it
- Choose your image, or drag it onto the page.
- Set the options on the right. The result updates as you change them.
- Check the result, then press Download.
About Why Was My Photo Rejected
Every other tool here changes a file. This one refuses to touch it and tells you what is wrong with it. Put in the numbers your form asks for, drop the file you tried to upload, and each rule is checked on its own — format, pixel dimensions, the maximum KB, the minimum KB, the DPI recorded inside the file, and how light the background is. Portals reject an upload with one unhelpful line and no reason, and the reason is almost never the one people assume.
Good to know
- The rule that fails most uploads is the pixel dimensions, not the file size. A portal checks width and height separately, so a file at exactly the right KB with the wrong dimensions is rejected with the same message.
- The second most common is a minimum. SSC, IBPS and several state boards set a floor, and a clean photograph on a plain background often compresses below it on its own. A file can be rejected for being too small.
- Renaming a PNG to .jpg does not make it a JPEG. The portal reads the bytes, not the extension, and this checker does the same.
- Nothing is uploaded and nothing is written. The file is read inside your browser and the verdict is the only output.
Questions
The form only says "upload failed". How does this help?
It checks each rule separately and names the ones your file breaks, so instead of guessing you get a list. If every rule you entered passes, then the rule the portal is applying is not one of them — which is itself worth knowing, because it sends you back to the notification rather than round in circles.
Where do I get the numbers to put in?
The upload paragraph of your notification. If you would rather not read them out by hand, paste that paragraph into the box on the home page and the numbers are filled in for you.
Does it change or upload my photo?
Neither. It reads the file in your browser and reports on it. If something does need fixing, it hands you a link to the right tool with the numbers already set.
It says my background is dark. Is that a rejection?
Not by itself. That check is reported rather than judged, because a legitimate photograph can be darker than a plain white wall and still be accepted. It is there because a plain-background rule is what it is really testing for.
What is the DPI check for?
Some notifications ask for 200 or 300 DPI. That is a number recorded inside the JPEG, separate from the pixel size, and a file can have the right dimensions with no DPI recorded at all. If that is the only thing failing, the DPI tool sets it without touching the pixels.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything runs inside your browser using your own device. Your file never leaves it, and we never see or store it. You can even disconnect from the internet and the tool still works.
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no daily limit, no watermark on your files. The site is paid for by ads.