Unlock PDF
Remove the password from a PDF whose code you know, or lift its printing and copying restrictions, so it opens freely afterwards.
Accepted: PDF · Max 300 MB per file
Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded.
How to remove a PDF password
Drop your protected PDF above.
Enter its password (not needed if it only has restrictions).
Click Unlock and download the unlocked PDF.
Good to know
- With your password
- Enter the code once and get a copy that opens directly, handy for archiving or printing.
- Restrictions lifted
- A PDF that opens but refuses printing or copying is freed without a password.
- Nothing is uploaded
- Decryption runs in your browser: neither the file nor the password goes through a server.
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