Password-protected PDFs are great for security, but they can become a nuisance when you need to work with the document freely — printing, editing, or sharing it without requiring everyone to know the password. This free online tool lets you unlock PDF files by removing the password protection, so you can use the document without restrictions.
To use this tool, you need to know the document's password. This is not a password cracker or brute-force tool — it simply opens the PDF with the password you provide and re-saves it without encryption. The resulting file is an exact copy of the original content, minus the password requirement. All text, images, annotations, and formatting remain intact.
The entire process runs locally in your browser using JavaScript and the pdf-lib library. Your PDF and password are never sent to any server, ensuring complete privacy and security. There are no file-size limits beyond what your browser can handle, no daily usage caps, and no watermarks added to your output.
Whether you need to unlock a single document or remove passwords from files before archiving, this tool makes it quick and easy. Pair it with our other PDF utilities — compress, merge, split — to build a complete document workflow without leaving your browser.