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Remove Password from PDF Online

Unlock your own password-protected PDFs — enter the password once, download an unlocked copy.

Click or drop a locked PDF here

You must know the password — this removes protection from PDFs you own; it does not crack unknown passwords. Pages are re-rendered, so text becomes non-selectable.

A password-protected PDF you own can be unlocked once you provide the correct password — this rebuilds an unprotected copy so you can view, print, or edit it freely going forward.

What this tool does — and doesn't do

This removes protection from a PDF once you supply the correct password — it does not crack, guess, or bypass an unknown password. Because pages are re-rendered as images during the process, the resulting PDF's text won't be selectable or searchable the way the original may have been.

Frequently asked questions

Can this open a PDF if I don't know the password?

No — you must know the correct password to unlock the file. This tool is for removing protection from your own documents, not for bypassing security on files you don't have access to.

Why is the text no longer selectable in the unlocked PDF?

The unlock process rebuilds the PDF from rendered page images to reliably strip protection across different types of PDF security — this trades selectable text for guaranteed compatibility and successful unlocking.