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Unlock PDF
Remove a password from a PDF you can already open.
Processed locally — your files never leave your device
How to use Unlock PDF
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Open the password-protected PDF.
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Enter the document's current password.
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Click Remove password.
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Download the unlocked copy that opens without a password.
About this tool
A password that made sense when a document was sensitive becomes pure friction once it isn't: the bank statement you now need to send your accountant, the payslip your mortgage broker needs, the report that's since been published. This tool removes the password permanently — enter it once, download a copy that opens freely forever.
Decryption happens in your browser's memory. The protected file, the password and the unlocked result never travel anywhere, which is precisely what you want when handling exactly the kind of document someone bothered to encrypt.
To be clear about what this tool is: it removes protection from PDFs whose password you know. It is not a password cracker — if you've genuinely lost the password to an AES-encrypted document, no legitimate tool can recover it, and anyone claiming otherwise is selling something. Owner-password-only files (which open freely but restrict printing or copying) are unlocked the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Can you unlock a PDF if I've forgotten the password?
No — and with AES encryption, neither can anyone else. The password is the decryption key; without it the file's contents are mathematically unreadable. This tool is for removing passwords you know but no longer want.
The PDF opens fine but won't let me print or copy. Can this help?
Yes. That's an owner-password restriction. Unlocking rewrites the document without the encryption layer, removing those limits along with it.
Is it legal to remove a PDF password?
Removing protection from documents you own or are authorised to use is normal practice. Circumventing protection on documents you have no rights to may violate laws or agreements — this tool assumes the former.
Is the password sent to your servers?
No. The password is used locally in your browser to decrypt the file, and both stay on your device throughout.