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Unlock a PDF you have the password for

Some portals reject password-protected PDFs. Type the password you already know and save an unencrypted copy.

Tool · runs in this tab · free
Drop a PDF anywhere on this page

Or choose one. It is read in this tab, processed in a Web Worker, and never uploaded.

Read in this tab. Never uploaded.

How this runs

Nothing loads until you add a file. Then the engine starts in a Web Worker in this tab.

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Engineqpdf (WASM), Web Worker
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Known password only

This tool removes encryption using the password you type, with qpdf on your device. It does not guess, crack or bypass passwords, and it never will: if you do not have the password, ask whoever sent you the file.

Files that open without asking for a password but are still “encrypted” (common for official forms with edit restrictions) are handled automatically: just add the file and unlock with the password field empty.

Steps

  1. Add the protected PDF.
  2. Type its password.
  3. Unlock.
  4. Download the unprotected copy.

Limits, stated plainly

  • Only removes protection you are able to open. No password recovery.
Already have Preview or Edge? Opening the file in Chrome or Edge with the password and choosing Print → Save as PDF also saves an unprotected copy (as a re-printed file).

Engine: qpdf (WebAssembly) in a Web Worker, with pdf-lib as a fallback. Your file is not uploaded; check it yourself.