Unlock PDF
Remove a password from a file you already have the password for.
- Zero-transmission processing
- No watermark
- Limited daily trial
- Unlimited on Pro
Drop your PDFs here
or pick them from your device
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you start
- Once the file is in, you'll see whether it needs a password to open or only blocks printing or copying.
- Only printing or copying blocked? Leave the password empty — that lifts the restriction.
Good to know
- Accepts
- Files at once
- One at a time
- Transmission
- None — nothing is uploaded.
Chain it
Next, run Remove PDF metadata → Protect PDF on the result back to back — nothing to download in between.
How to do it
Add your file
Add the protected PDF and be ready to enter its password. This removes protection from a file you can already open; it does not break into one you cannot.
Set it up the way you want
Enter the password the document was protected with. It is used to decrypt the file and is never transmitted or stored.
Download the result
Download the unlocked copy. It opens with no password, which is what court filing systems and many document workflows require.
Questions about Unlock PDF
- Can this open a PDF whose password I do not know?
- No, and it is not meant to. This removes protection you can already get past — the common case being a bank statement or payslip that arrives encrypted and has to be filed somewhere that rejects encrypted files.
- Why would I need to remove a password?
- Because a lot of systems refuse encrypted files. Court e-filing rejects them outright, and many document management systems cannot index them.
- Is my password sent to you?
- No. Decryption happens without transmission, and the password is never transmitted either. There is nothing on our side that ever sees the file or the password.