Decrypt a PDF with Its Password — Free
Runs 100% in your browser — your files never leave your device.
If you own or are authorized to use an encrypted PDF and know its open password, this page can produce a password-free copy for easier access. Decryption and page rebuilding happen locally; metadata, annotations, or interactive form fields can be lost in the rebuilt output.
How it works
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Choose the encrypted PDF
Only process a file you are permitted to decrypt.
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Supply the known password
The browser uses it to open the source document.
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Save and review the decrypted copy
Page content remains, but metadata and forms may be omitted.
About this tool
Decrypting a PDF with its password
This page opens the PDF unlock tool — supply the password the file asks for, and our servers produce a decrypted, unprotected copy you can open anywhere without entering anything. Lossless, with both the file and the password deleted within one hour.
Decryption needs the password
The tool decrypts with credentials you provide — it does not break encryption on files whose password you do not have. That boundary is deliberate: circumvention is not a feature.
Frequently asked questions
Is this different from the unlock tool?
No — same tool, preset for the decryption job. The unlock tool is the canonical home.
Does decryption lose anything from the document?
No — the content is preserved exactly. The unlock removes the protection layer without rebuilding the document.
Where does my file go during decryption?
To our servers over an encrypted connection, deleted automatically within one hour — or with one click immediately after the download.