🔓 Unlock PDF – Remove Password Protection
Drag & drop a password-protected PDF here, or click to browse
📘 Unlock PDF: Complete Guide & Legal Notice
Our free PDF unlocker removes password protection from PDF files when you provide the correct password. This is useful for accessing your own documents when you've forgotten where you saved the password, or for removing view/print restrictions from files you own. The tool works entirely offline – your file and password never leave your computer.
✨ How It Works
Upload the password-protected PDF, enter the password, and click "Unlock PDF". The tool uses pdf-lib to decrypt the PDF with the provided password. Once decrypted, you can preview the first page and download a completely unlocked version (no password, no restrictions). All processing happens locally using WebAssembly and JavaScript.
🚀 Key Features
✅ Remove user/open password from PDFs.
✅ Preview first page after successful unlock.
✅ Download password‑free PDF.
✅ 100% client-side – no server upload.
✅ No watermarks, no registration.
✅ Works with standard PDF encryption (AES-128, AES-256).
⚠️ Legal Notice: Only use this tool on PDFs you own or have explicit permission to unlock. Do not attempt to bypass protection on documents you do not have rights to access.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
This tool removes the "user password" (the password required to open the document). It does not remove "owner passwords" (restrictions on printing/editing) – but in many PDFs, the same password works for both.
Yes. The password is only used locally in your browser to decrypt the PDF. It is never transmitted over the internet.
This tool cannot recover lost passwords – it only removes protection when the correct password is provided. For password recovery, use dedicated recovery software.
Most standard PDFs using 40-bit, 128-bit, or AES encryption are supported. Very old or custom encryption may not work.
Yes, you can repeat the process for each file. After unlocking one, you can upload another.