Unlock PDF
Remove the password from a PDF you own, using the password you already know.
Runs in your browser FreeNo sign-in
Before you start. This tool decrypts a document after you type its correct password. It cannot guess, crack or bypass a password you don't have.
Unlock PDF is in development
This format needs processing that isn't available here yet, so rather than quietly sending your file somewhere we have left the tool switched off until it can run properly.
How to use unlock pdf
- Add your document. Drop your file onto the upload area, or choose it from your device. Nothing is uploaded — the work happens on this page.
- Set the options. Choose the settings for unlock pdf and check the file details shown on screen.
- Save the result. Run the tool and download the result. Close the tab and every trace is gone.
Privacy
This page does the work itself. Your file is read into memory by the browser, transformed, and offered back as a download — it never reaches a server, so there is nothing to store, log or delete. Reloading the page clears it.
Questions
Can this tool open a PDF if I don't know the password?
No. It decrypts the file only after you enter the correct password, and there is no recovery, guessing or brute-force mode. If you've lost the password to your own file, ask whoever created the document or check the system that generated it.
Is it legal to remove a PDF password?
Removing protection from a document you own or are authorised to use is normal file management. Removing protection from someone else's document without permission is not, and this tool is not built for it.
Does the unlocked file keep its pages and layout?
Yes. Page order, size and content stay the same — only the encryption is removed.
Does my password get sent anywhere?
No. The file is decrypted in your browser and the password never leaves the page.
Troubleshooting
- Nothing happens after choosing a file. Check the file really is PDF — a renamed extension fails here the same way it fails in other readers.
- The upload is refused. Files over 32 MB are rejected. Split the document first, or use one of the browser-side tools, which are limited only by your device memory.
- The result looks different from the original. Some conversions cannot carry every feature across formats. The page says what was dropped when that happens.