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Remove the restrictions from a PDF

Lift the print, copy and edit locks from a PDF you are allowed to open. If it needs a password to open, type it and it is used in memory — nothing is guessed and nothing is uploaded.

Your PDF goes to
Nowhere
Works offline
Yes, once it has loaded
Account
None, and it is free
Handles
PDFs restricted by an owner password, or opened with a password you know
No files
Drop PDFs here
or click to browse — as many at once as you like. Nothing is uploaded.
Only files you are allowed to open. This removes the restrictions a PDF asks viewers to honour; it cannot open a document whose password you do not have, and it will not try to find one. Rewriting a file also invalidates any digital signature on it, because the bytes that were signed no longer exist.
How it works

How to remove the restrictions from a PDF

  1. 01Drop in your PDFs

    As many as you like. Most restricted PDFs unlock straight away.

  2. 02Type the password if it asks for one

    Only a file that needs a password to open does. It is used in memory and never stored.

  3. 03Download the unlocked copy

    Printing, copying, editing and form filling are allowed again. The pages themselves are untouched.

Questions

Questions about PDF Unlock

Can it open a PDF if I have forgotten the password?

No. It removes the restrictions from a PDF you are allowed to open. It does not guess or crack passwords, and it never will.

What does unlocking actually remove?

The encryption and the permission flags that go with it, so printing, copying, editing, annotating and form filling are all allowed again. The page content is not changed.

Will a digital signature still be valid?

No. Rewriting the file changes the bytes that were signed, so a signature on the original no longer verifies.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. This page is served with a security policy that forbids it from making any network request, so the browser itself refuses to send your PDF anywhere. You can watch your browser's network tab stay empty, or switch your connection off and carry on.