Unlock a PDF if you know the password.
Your files stay on your device. Processing happens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
or drag and drop a PDF here
Select or drop the file. If it needs an open password, a prompt appears on the page, and you can also enter the password in the field. Restriction-only files (those that open for reading but block editing or printing) can be unlocked without a password.
Click Unlock & Download once the password is accepted. The tool writes a new PDF that no longer asks for that password. This works with the usual AES-256, AES-128 and RC4 passwords.
The download is an unprotected copy. Keep it somewhere appropriate, and do not treat the original password as unnecessary until you know you still have a locked original if you need one.
Unlocking is done in your browser. The PDF and the password you type are not uploaded. You must already know the open password (or the file must only have editing restrictions). This tool will not guess or bypass a password you do not have.
No. You must enter the correct open password. We do not crack or recover passwords, and the file is not sent to us.
Standard AES-256, AES-128 and RC4 open passwords, and editing or printing restrictions that do not use an open password. Certificate or DRM schemes are not supported.
No. You type it on this page and it is used locally to open the file.
No. You get a new unlocked copy. The original stays on your device as you left it.
Some PDFs only restrict editing or printing and can already be opened for reading. Those can be unlocked here without a password.
Yes. Take the unlocked download to Protect PDF and set a new one.