Unlock PDF
Unlock a PDF you are authorized to use
Enter the valid password for a PDF you own or have permission to unlock, then create an unprotected copy in a temporary browser worker.
The selected PDF and password are processed by a temporary browser worker and are not included in a URL.
Before you choose a PDF
Authorized password removal.
- 01Valid password required
Incorrect passwords fail without creating an output.
- 02One-use worker
The worker is terminated after success, failure, cancellation, or timeout.
- 03PDF content stays as PDF
Pages are rewritten structurally, not flattened into images.
Authorization
For owned or permitted files
This tool is for documents you own or have explicit permission to unlock. It does not bypass an unknown password.
Password check
Wrong passwords stop cleanly
An output is created only after the current user or owner password successfully opens the encrypted PDF.
Compatibility
Standard password security
Common RC4, AES-128, and AES-256 password-protected PDFs can be read. Certificate- or PKI-encrypted files are not supported.
Signatures
Unlocking invalidates signatures
Removing encryption rewrites the document. Existing digital signatures will no longer verify after the unlocked copy is created.