Free tool

Unlock a PDF, remove its password.

Remove the password from a PDF you know the password to, so it opens straight away next time. A PDF that opens fine but will not let you print, copy text or edit is unlocked without any password. The file never leaves your computer.

Drop a PDF here or click to choose It is opened in this tab and never uploaded.

The PDF is unlocked in your browser. The file and the password are never uploaded.

How it works

Three steps, nothing to install.

01 / Open

Drop the PDF

The page checks whether it needs a password to open.

02 / Password

Type it if asked

A PDF that opens without one is unlocked right away.

03 / Save

Download it

A copy with no password and no limits.

Questions

Good to know.

Can it unlock a PDF without knowing the password?

Only when the password is just an owner password, the kind that lets the file open but blocks printing, copying or editing. A PDF that asks for a password before it opens is encrypted with it, so this page needs that password; it does not try to guess or break it.

Is it legal to unlock a PDF?

Removing a password from your own documents, or ones you have the right to use, is normal. Do not use it to get around limits on files you are not allowed to change or share.

Does it change the content?

No. The pages, text, pictures, links and form fields stay the same; only the encryption and the limits are removed.

Which tool does it use?

qpdf, a widely used open source PDF tool (Apache 2.0 licence), compiled to run inside your browser.

Is my PDF or password uploaded?

No. Both stay in this tab, so it is safe for bank statements, payslips and other private files.