Unlock PDF
Remove password or restrictions from protected PDFs.
No sign-up required · Files are deleted after 1 hour
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About Unlock PDF
Remove password protection or usage restrictions from a PDF so you can open, copy, print, or edit it. Upload the protected file, enter the password if you know it, and download an unlocked copy. The unlocked PDF can then be converted to Word or Excel, or edited in File Studio.
We don’t store your files; they’re deleted after 1 hour. No account required. For protecting a PDF with a password instead, use our Protect PDF tool. For more tools, see the home page.
What you can do
- Remove open or permission passwords
- Then convert or edit as needed
- Secure processing; files deleted after 1 hour
- No sign-up
For Protect PDF or PDF to Word, visit our home page.
Guides for this tool
- How to password-protect a PDF (and what the protection really does)
The difference between an open password and permission restrictions, which encryption to use, and the situations where a password is not enough.
- How to remove a password from a PDF you are allowed to open
How to take the password off a PDF when you know it, what can and cannot be done when you do not, and why "unlocking" means different things for different files.