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Unlock a PDF

Type the password once and save a copy that opens without it. It can’t find a password you don’t have. The file and the password stay with you.

One PDF file, any size

Your privacy comes first

Your contracts, passport scans and family videos stay yours. No one but you gets to see them.

  • We never store your files

    They don’t even reach us: your phone or computer does the work. Nothing to delete later.

  • 100% free

    No daily limits, no file-size cap, no paid Pro plan.

  • No sign-up

    No account to create, no email to give. No account, nothing to hack.

How it works

  1. Open the PDFPick the locked file on your phone or computer.
  2. Type its passwordIt is checked at once. A wrong one gets a clear message, and you can try again.
  3. Save the copyPress Save. The new PDF opens in any viewer without a password.

How to remove a password from a PDF

Bank statements, payslips and bills often arrive locked with your date of birth or an account number. To unlock PDF files like these, type the password here once and keep a copy that opens straight away. The password is checked on this device and never sent anywhere.

Only with a password you know

This is not a password cracker. It can’t guess, recover or bypass a lost password: PDF encryption is built to make that impossible. If you don’t have the password, ask whoever sent the file for it or for an unlocked copy.

If the password doesn’t work

Passwords are case-sensitive, so check Caps Lock and the keyboard language. Tap Show password to see what you typed. Statements often use a date without dots, like 01021985, and the email that came with the file says which format.

Unlock PDF files for printing or copying

Some files open freely but block printing or copying text. For these you type nothing: the page tells you about the limits, and saving makes a copy without them. Do this only with files you have the right to use.

Why take the password off

  • You open the same statement every month and are tired of typing the password.
  • Merge PDF and Split PDF need a file that opens without a password.
  • A document refuses to print, or you need to quote a few lines from it.
  • A print shop has to print your contract, and you’d rather not read your password out to a stranger.

What you get

The same pages, text and pictures, copied as they are, with nothing redrawn and no quality lost. Only the password and the limits are gone.

Keep the unlocked copy private

Anyone who gets the new file can open it. Store it in your own folder, not a shared one. To lock it again with a password of your own, use Protect PDF.

Free, fast and all yours

  • Free forever

    Every tool is free and will stay free. No trial, no ads, no paid plan.

  • No sign-up, no login

    Open the page and start. No account, no email, no password.

  • Instant

    Nothing to upload and no queue: a video opens in a second, a simple trim saves in seconds.

  • No file size limits

    We set none. A file can be as big as your device can handle.

  • No watermarks, no copyright

    No logo on top and no rights claimed: what you make is 100% yours.

  • Made for phones too

    The same tools on iPhone, Android and a computer, with big buttons and plain words.

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