Unlock PDF Files Online Free
Processed on our servers — auto-deleted within 1 hour, never used for anything else.
When a PDF asks for a password every time you open it, you can take the protection off for good — as long as you know the password. Enter it once and download a clean, unprotected copy to open, share, and edit freely. Our servers take the protection off without touching the content, so nothing is lost. Delete your file and password right after processing, or let them auto-delete within 1 hour.
How it works
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Add your PDF
Drop one protected PDF or up to ten into the box, or click to browse. Files up to 95 MB each; the same password unlocks all of them.
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Enter the password
Type the password that opens the file. Only an open password works — not editing restrictions alone. It is used once and never stored.
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Unlock and download
Our servers remove the protection losslessly — the download needs no password — delete the file right after processing, or let everything auto-delete within 1 hour.
About this tool
Taking an open password off a PDF
When a PDF demands a password every time you open it, you can remove that protection for good — as long as you know the password. Enter it once, and our servers take the protection off without touching the content: no quality loss, no re-compression, and both your file and your password are deleted within one hour.
The honest limit
This tool removes protection you have the password to. It does not crack passwords you do not know — that is circumvention, and it is not something the tool attempts. Passwords you own unlock; passwords you forgot stay locked until you recover them from the source.
What survives the unlock
Everything: text, images, form fields, and metadata stay intact because the protection layer is removed rather than the document rebuilt. The unlocked copy opens, prints, and edits freely in any reader.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an open password and a permissions password?
An open password gates opening the file at all; a permissions password restricts printing or editing while allowing opening. This tool removes the open password when you supply it.
Can the tool crack a password I forgot?
No — it removes protection you can authorize by knowing the password. Cracking is circumvention and not attempted here.
Is my password stored?
No — the password is used once for the unlock and never stored. The file and the password are deleted within one hour, or immediately with the delete button.