Unlock PDF

Remove the password and the restrictions from a PDF you are able to open — without sending it anywhere.

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Your files never leave your device.

Unlock a PDF free — remove a password you already know

Some PDFs demand a password every time you open them; others open freely but refuse to let you print, copy or annotate. If you are entitled to the document, neither is anything but friction. This removes both — in your browser, with the password and the file staying on your own device.

Your files never leave your browser

Other PDF sites upload your document to a server, then cap how many files you can process or ask you to pay. This one does the work on your own device in plain JavaScript — nothing is transmitted, nothing is stored, and there is no daily limit. Use a tool once and it keeps working with no connection at all afterwards.

What you can do

Remove the open password — when you know it, so the copy you keep stops asking.

Remove the restrictions — printing, copying and annotating come back, even with no password to type.

Your password stays here — it is used by the page in front of you and never transmitted.

Text stays searchable — the words remain selectable and findable in the unlocked copy.

Choose your quality — from a small on-screen copy to a 300 DPI print master.

Nothing uploaded — no server sees the document or the password.

Frequently asked questions

Can this open a PDF whose password I do not know?

No, and it is not meant to. It needs the password for any document that asks for one — it removes the lock, it does not pick it. Documents that open freely but restrict printing or copying are the exception: those carry no password for you to type, and the restrictions come off directly.

Is my password sent anywhere?

No. It is typed into the page and handed to the PDF engine running in your own browser. There is no server involved at any point, which is precisely why a tool like this belongs on your device rather than on someone else’s.

Why is the unlocked file bigger than the original?

Because of how the unlocking has to work in a browser. The PDF engine can read a protected document but cannot write it back out unprotected, so each page is re-created from what it renders. That turns the page into an image, and images are larger than text. Lower the quality setting for a smaller file, or run the result through the Compress tool.

Will my text still be selectable?

Yes, as long as “Keep the text searchable” stays ticked. The words are placed back over the page invisibly, so search, selection and copy all keep working even though the visible page is an image. Untick it only if you want the smallest possible file.

Does it keep bookmarks and form fields?

No. Rebuilding the pages means links, bookmarks and form fields do not come across — the result is a flat, readable, unrestricted document. If you need those, unlock the file with a desktop tool instead.

Is it legal to do this?

It depends entirely on the document and where you are. Removing protection from files you own, or are licensed to use, is ordinary housekeeping. Stripping protection from something you have no right to is not, and no tool changes that. Use it on your own documents.

Is it free?

Yes, completely — no account, no limits, and nothing added to your document.