Unlock PDF
100% free & online — drop a protected PDF to remove its password and restrictions.
How to unlock a PDF
Remove a PDF password in three steps. No signup, no installs.
Drag your PDF into the dropzone, browse your device, or import from Google Drive or Dropbox.
PDFs that only restrict printing, copying or editing unlock instantly. If the file needs a password to open, type it once.
Save a copy with no password and no restrictions — ready to open, print, copy and edit anywhere.
Remove PDF Password Online — Free & Private
Password-protected PDFs are secure, but they get in the way when the file is yours: you have to type the password every time you open it, or you find you can't print, copy text or fill in a form because of permission restrictions.
This tool removes PDF passwords and restrictions right in your browser. If a PDF only restricts printing, copying or editing, it's unlocked instantly — no password needed. If it asks for a password when opened, enter it once and you'll get a copy that opens freely.
Unlike tools that convert pages to images, the encryption is removed properly: text stays selectable and searchable, links and bookmarks keep working, and quality is untouched. Standard PDF encryption is supported, including RC4 and AES-128/256 used by Adobe Acrobat and most PDF software.
Your file and password never leave your device, and nothing is stored. Please only unlock PDFs you own or have permission to unlock — this tool does not guess or crack unknown passwords.
Why Use Our PDF Unlocker?
Private, instant and free — no app, no upload, no fuss.
Decryption runs locally in your browser. Neither your PDF nor your password is ever uploaded.
Can't print, copy or edit? Permission-only PDFs unlock the moment you upload them — no password needed.
Enter the password once and get a copy that opens without it on any device.
Works with RC4 40/128-bit and AES-128/256 encryption — the standards used by Acrobat, Word and most PDF apps.
The encryption is removed, not the content: text stays selectable, links work and nothing is converted to images.
iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows — if it has a modern browser, it works. No app to install.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. There's no signup, no trial and no watermark. There are no daily limits — only a 200 MB cap per file.
No. The PDF is decrypted locally in your browser. Neither your file nor your password ever leaves your device, and nothing is stored.
No. This PDF unlocker works 100% online in any modern browser — Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. There's nothing to download and no account to create.
Yes, if the PDF only restricts printing, copying or editing (an "owner" or permissions password) — those files unlock instantly. If the PDF needs a password just to open it, you must enter that password. This tool never guesses or cracks unknown passwords.
An open (user) password is required to view the PDF at all. A permissions (owner) password lets anyone open the file but blocks actions like printing, copying text or editing. This tool removes both.
Standard PDF encryption: RC4 40-bit and 128-bit, AES-128 and AES-256 — the methods used by Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, macOS Preview and most PDF software. Certificate-based encryption isn't supported.
No. Only the encryption is removed. Text stays selectable and searchable, links and bookmarks keep working, and pages aren't converted to images.
Removing a password from a PDF you own, or have permission to use, is generally fine. Don't use this tool to bypass protection on documents you aren't authorised to access.