Remove a password from a PDF
Short answer
Remove a PDF's password here — enter the password you already know and download the unprotected file. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Choose a password-protected PDF
or drop your file here.
The password is removed in your browser — nothing is uploaded
Runs in your browser — your file is never uploaded.
Once a PDF is password-protected, every person you send it to has to be given the password too, and every reader prompts for it before showing a single page. When the document no longer needs protecting, stripping the password back off is far more practical than re-issuing it.
You need the password to do this. That is not a limitation of the tool but of the encryption itself: without the password there is no key, and the pages stay unreadable. If your PDF opens without prompting but blocks printing or copying, leave the password box empty — those are owner restrictions and they lift without one.
How to remove a password from a PDF
- 1Add the PDF. Choose the password-protected file.
- 2Enter the password. Type the password that opens it.
- 3Download. Save the PDF with the password removed.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need the original password?+
Yes, if the PDF prompts you before opening. If it opens straight away and only blocks printing, no password is needed.
Is the file uploaded anywhere?+
No — the password is removed in your browser and the file never leaves your device.