Remove password protection from any PDF you own. All processing happens locally — your file never leaves your device.
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Remove PDF passwords safely, privately, and instantly.
Remove known passwords instantly. Great for unlocking your own PDFs to merge, split, or further edit them.
Your PDF and password never leave your device. All operations are 100% client-side for maximum privacy.
No signup, no limits, no waiting. Remove any PDF password in seconds, completely free.
Need to add a password instead? Use our Lock PDF tool to protect any PDF with AES encryption.
Drag and drop your password-protected PDF or click to browse and select the file.
Type in the current password of the PDF you want to unlock.
Click "Unlock PDF" and instantly download your password-free PDF file.
Forgotten the password to your own PDF? Or received a locked PDF you need to edit or print? Our free PDF unlocker removes password restrictions instantly in your browser — no file upload, no third-party server involved.
Our tool removes restrictions from PDFs where you know the current password. It is not a password cracker — it is for legitimate use on your own files.
Some PDFs allow viewing but block printing. Unlocking removes these restrictions so you can print freely.
To edit a protected PDF in another tool, unlock it first and then upload the unlocked version to your editor.
Some PDFs are locked for editing but not for viewing. These can be unlocked without needing a user password.
PDF restriction removal works by reading the document's encryption dictionary and, when the correct owner or user password is provided, reconstructing the document without its security settings. Our browser-based approach using PDF-lib.js ensures that your document data is never transmitted to any server. The unlocked PDF retains all content, formatting, fonts, and embedded images from the original.