Unlock PDF
Remove PDF password security. (Requires knowing the current password).
Select Protected PDF
or drop PDFs here
Unlock PDF removes password protection from a PDF when you already know the password, for example a document you password-protected yourself. This is for regaining full access to a file you're authorized to open — it isn't a password-recovery or password-cracking tool, and it can't help if the password itself has genuinely been lost. Processing runs on the server and the uploaded file is not retained afterward.
What you can do with the Unlock PDF
Detects if a password is needed
Automatically checks whether your upload is encrypted before asking for a password.
Removes password protection
Decrypts the file using the password you provide.
Works with any password type you have
Enter whichever password you were given for the file — it's applied to unlock it.
Deleted immediately after processing
Your file is uploaded temporarily to unlock it, then deleted right away.
How to use the Unlock PDF
- 1Open Unlock PDF and upload your protected file.
- 2If it's encrypted, enter the password you already have for it.
- 3Click Unlock PDF.
- 4Download the password-free file.
Common ways people use this
- Removing a password you set yourself so a document is easier to search or archive
- Unlocking a PDF from a client or employer who shared both the file and its password
- Removing print/copy restrictions on your own document before editing it elsewhere
- Preparing a PDF for merging or splitting, which usually requires it to be unlocked first