How to remove a password from a PDF
- 1Choose the locked PDF, or drop it anywhere on this page.
- 2Type its password when asked.
- 3Download the unlocked copy.
Nothing to install
It runs in the browser you already have, on a phone or a computer. There is no account to make first.
Deleted a day later
Your file is removed from our servers 24 hours after you last touch it, or sooner if you ask.
No watermark
What you download is your document and nothing else, on every plan.
For PDFs you can already open
Banks, payroll systems and phone companies often send statements locked with a password, such as a date of birth or part of an account number, and every time you open them you have to type it again. Enter the password once here and download a copy that opens straight away.
This does not crack passwords. You need to know the password. If you do not have it, ask whoever sent the document.
Restrictions on printing and copying
Some PDFs open without a password but stop you printing, copying text or filling in forms. Those restrictions are removed in the copy you download.
The password is not kept
It is used once to open the file, and then forgotten. The unlocked document is deleted from our servers 24 hours after your last edit, like every other document.
Good for
- Monthly statements you want to file, search or merge into one document.
- Documents you need to edit, sign or merge, which a locked file will not allow.
- Archiving your own records without a password to remember for each one.
Keep it safe
An unlocked copy can be opened by anyone who gets hold of it. If you are sending it on, consider protecting it again with a password of your own.
Questions
- Can it open a PDF I do not have the password for?
- No. You need the password to open the file. This removes a password you already know; it does not guess or crack one.
- Is the password stored?
- No. It is used once to open the file and then forgotten.
- What about PDFs that only stop printing or copying?
- Those open without a password, and the copy you download from here has no restrictions.
- Can I edit the PDF while it is open?
- Yes. It opens in the full editor, so you can change it before downloading.