Remove password
Remove protection from a PDF whose password you know · Pick another PDF tool from the left menu
1. Choose a PDF
2. Options
🔒 The password is used only inside your browser and is never sent to a server. This does not recover forgotten passwords — it only removes protection using a password you know.
3. Run
Everything runs inside your browser — neither files nor passwords ever leave it. For AI summaries and Q&A, use PDF Intelligence.
Merge, split, and compress PDFs in your browser, or add page numbers and passwords. Files are never sent to a server.
What you can do
- ✓Merge · extract pages · split into single pages
- ✓Add page numbers
- ✓Compression (image re-encoding)
- ✓Password protect and unlock (qpdf)
How to use
- 1Pick a tool on the left
- 2Upload a PDF and set the options
- 3Run it and download the result
Supported formats · PDF
Remove the open password and protection from a PDF you know the password for, so you no longer have to type it every time. Everything is processed inside your browser with no server.
How to use it
- 1Drag in or select the locked PDF file.
- 2Enter the current open password.
- 3Download the new PDF with the protection removed.
When it comes in handy
For example, it helps when you want to freely open and share a payslip PDF you protected with a password.
It is also handy when typing the password every time has become a hassle.
You need to know the password
Unlocking only works when you know the current open password. This is not a tool for breaking into PDFs you don't have the password for.
Processed on your device
The PDF and the password you enter are never sent to a server; they're processed inside your browser. No install or sign-in needed.
Frequently asked questions
Can it unlock a PDF without the password?+
No. It can only remove protection from a PDF whose current open password you know.
Are files uploaded to a server?+
No. Both the PDF and the password stay inside your browser and never leave your device.
Does it change the original PDF?+
No. The original is untouched; it creates a new PDF with the protection removed.
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