PDF TOOLS
Decrypt PDF — Remove a Password You Know (Free)
Remove the password from a PDF you can already open. Enter the current password and save an unlocked copy — in your browser, nothing uploaded.
Your files never leave your device.
Drop a file here or click to choose
One password-protected PDF — enter its password to unlock it
Take the password off a PDF you can already open. Supply the current password and a new, unlocked copy is written out, so you don't have to type it every time you open, print, or merge the file. The work runs in your browser with pdf-lib; the file and password stay on your device.
Read this plainly: it is not a password cracker. It only removes protection from a document you legitimately hold the password for — it cannot guess or bypass an unknown password.
Troubleshooting
- You don't know the password.
- There's nothing this tool can do. It unlocks a file only when you supply the correct current password; an unknown password can't be recovered or brute-forced here. That's by design, not a limitation to work around.
- You want to keep a locked version too.
- The unlock always writes to a new copy and leaves the source alone, so hang on to the protected original if you still need the encrypted version for sharing.
Frequently asked questions
- Does removing the password change the contents?
- No. Only the encryption is stripped — pages, text, images, and layout are copied through unchanged into the unlocked file.
- Is it legal to remove a PDF password?
- Removing protection from a document you own or are authorised to access is routine. This tool is only for files you legitimately hold the password to — not for defeating protection on someone else's document.
- Is the file or password uploaded anywhere?
- No. Unlocking runs in your browser with pdf-lib, so both the PDF and the password you type stay on your device.