Unlock PDF
Unlock a PDF so it is easier to reuse in later editing, sharing, or upload workflows.
- up to 25 MB per file
- Deleted after 30 minutes
How it works
- 01
Upload the protected PDF
Choose the file you want to unlock.
- 02
Enter the password
Provide the current PDF password.
- 03
Download the unlocked file
Use the resulting PDF without password prompts.
What Unlock PDF does
Remove a password from a PDF you can already open. Documents arrive encrypted routinely — bank statements, insurance papers, payslips — and having to key in a password every time is a nuisance once the file is stored somewhere already secure. You need to know the password; this removes the prompt, it does not defeat it.
Limitations
- You must know the password. The tool removes protection from a file you can already open; it does not crack passwords.
- Owner-only restrictions (no printing, no copying) are removed too; be sure you are entitled to remove them.
When you'd use it
- A PDF you protected yourself and no longer need to
- A statement whose password you know but keep having to type
- Removing a print restriction on your own document
Formats and limits
- Accepts
- .pdf — a password-protected PDF needs its password, or Unlock PDF first
- Produces
- Unlocked PDF
- Files per run
- One
- Size limit
- 25 MB per file
What happens to your file
Processed over an encrypted connection and deleted after 30 minutes.
Full detail in the Privacy Policy.
Questions
Can this open a PDF whose password I don't know?
No. You must supply the correct password. The tool removes protection from a document you are already able to open; it does not break encryption.
Is it legal to remove a password?
For your own documents, or ones you have permission to modify, yes. Stripping protection from someone else's confidential file is not something this tool is meant for.
Does the content change?
No — pages, text, images and layout are identical. Only the encryption layer is removed, so the file opens without a prompt.
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