Security Toolkit · Protection

Unlock PDF,
right in your browser.

Save a copy of a PDF without its open password, so it opens without asking. You need to know the current password to do this.

Your password required

Removes print and copy limits

Runs in your browser

Browser workspace

Review limitations

Check supported output

Select Unlock PDF file

or drag and drop here — up to 25MB free

Accepts: .pdf

Before you start

Remove the password from a PDF when you know it. It cannot recover a forgotten password.

Workspace availability

This page has a wired workspace. Availability of external services and individual output cases must still be checked.

Before you start

Supported input selection: .pdf.

Review the result

This upload workspace processes the selected files in the browser. Review the downloaded output before use.

Use unlock pdf in three steps

Select supported files

Choose files using the input control or drag and drop.

Set your options

Review the selected files and available controls before processing.

Review the output

Download only a completed result and check it before use.

How unlocking works

Add the protected PDF and type its current password. The tool uses that password to decrypt the file and saves a new copy without the open password. The new copy opens straight away in any PDF reader.

This is useful for bank statements, payslips and bills that arrive locked with a password such as part of your date of birth. Many online application portals cannot accept locked files, so you need an unlocked copy to upload.

It cannot guess passwords

The tool does not crack, guess or bypass passwords. If you do not know the password, it cannot open the file. Ask the sender for the password, or check the email or letter that came with the document, as the password format is often explained there.

Only unlock files you have the right to open, such as your own statements and documents. Removing protection from someone else's file without permission may break the law or an agreement.

Keep it private

Decryption happens in your browser, and the file and password are not sent to a server. Remember that the unlocked copy can be opened by anyone who gets it, so store it carefully and delete it when you no longer need it.