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Remove PDF Password

Take the password off a PDF you can already open, so it opens freely from then on.

Use Remove PDF Password (interactive) — JavaScript required for uploads.

How to use this tool

  1. Add the protected PDF
  2. Enter its current password
  3. Run the tool and download the unlocked PDF

You need the password

This removes protection from a document you can already open. It does not break, guess, or crack anything — if you do not know the password, this tool cannot help, and neither can any honest one.

Why locally matters here

Uploading a confidential document *and* its password to a stranger\u2019s server is the worst case for a privacy tool. Nothing here is transmitted.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free?

Yes, completely free and with no account.

Can it recover a password I have lost?

No. You must know the password. Anything claiming otherwise is either guessing or lying.

Is the password sent anywhere?

No. It is used in your browser tab and discarded when you close it.

Runs in your browser

This tool works entirely on this page. Your file is opened by JavaScript here, changed in memory, and handed straight back to you — it is never uploaded. Open your browser's Network tab while you use it and you will see nothing leave your device.

Because there is no server doing the work, there is no signup, no watermark, no file size limit, and no daily cap. Nothing is stored, because nothing is received.

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