Unlock PDF removes password protection from a file you own or have the right to access — for documents where you know the password but want a copy that no longer prompts for it every time.
This tool removes a password you enter. It does not guess or crack unknown passwords.
Use it for your own documents or files you have permission to change, such as bank statements sent to you.
Unlocking creates a new copy. Keep the original if the file needs to stay protected in storage.
Sending the file on? Add your own password with Protect PDF first.
You need the password — this tool doesn't guess or crack passwords.
Use a file you own or are allowed to change, such as a statement sent to you.
Type the open password or the permissions password you were given.
The new copy opens without a password and can be printed, copied and edited. Your original stays protected.
Legal teams unlock archived password-protected contracts when the protection is no longer needed for downstream processing.
Users unlock password-protected PDFs before editing, merging, compressing, or running other tools that require unencrypted input.
Users unlock PDFs where they have the password but the prompt is inconvenient, freeing the PDF for permanent use.
Yes — Unlock removes protection from files you can already open; it doesn't recover or crack unknown passwords.
No. The unlock PDF tool requires you to provide the password. Cracking unknown passwords would constitute unauthorized access — we do not support that.
User password (open password): required to open the PDF. Owner password: restricts editing, printing, copying. The unlock PDF tool removes both when the correct password is provided.
Yes. Provide either password (user or owner). The unlock PDF tool removes all encryption and password protection from the output.
Yes. Content, formatting, fonts, images, and metadata are preserved exactly. Only the encryption layer is removed.
No. The unlocked PDF has no markers indicating it was unlocked. It looks identical to a never-encrypted PDF.
1-5 seconds for most files. Larger PDFs may take up to 30 seconds.
Yes — 30 unlock operations per day for guests, more on free accounts. No watermark on output.
No. Passwords are used in-memory for decryption and immediately discarded. We never log or store passwords.
Adds password encryption to your PDF to prevent unauthorized access.
Permanently blacks out confidential or sensitive text in your PDF.
Converts multiple image files into a single organized PDF document.
Transforms your PDF into a fully editable Microsoft Word document.
