Unlock a PDF you have the password for
Provide the password once, get a clean unprotected copy back. Or lift permission-only restrictions, the "secured" label that blocks printing and copying, from your own documents.
Drop your PDF here to start
to use Unlock PDF (free, no account)
Files stay private: PDFs and images are edited in your browser.
Your password, your document
Unlocking decrypts the document with the password you supply and saves an unprotected copy. It is a tool for your own files, not a cracker.
Lifts restrictions too
Many PDFs are not encrypted but carry owner restrictions that block printing or copying. The unlock tool removes those as well.
Runs in your browser
The password is used locally to decrypt the file on your device. It is never sent anywhere.
One password in, a clean copy out
Decryption happens on your device, and the password goes no further than the tab you typed it in.
Type it once
The password you supply decrypts the document locally, and the copy that comes back carries no protection at all.
The password is used locally to decrypt the file.
Both kinds of lock
Real encryption, and the owner restrictions that let a file open but block printing or copying.
Or set your own rules instead
Unlocking a document you own is often the step before protecting it the way you actually want.
Unlocking is usually step one
Once the file is open, the rest of the toolbox applies: merge it into a bundle, compress it for email, fill it in or sign it.
For the documents you own
Banks, employers and administrations love password-protected PDFs. Once a document is safely in your hands, carrying the password forever is friction: unlock it and archive a clean copy.
Permission-locked files are the other classic case, the document opens fine, but printing or copying is blocked. Unlocking lifts those restrictions from your own documents.
Then finish the job
An unlocked PDF is ready for everything else: merge it into a bundle, compress it for email, fill its forms or sign it. Unlocking is usually step one, not the whole job.
Done in three steps
Upload your PDF
Drop the file above, it is read locally in your browser, never uploaded to a server.
Use the tool
The editor opens with the right tool selected. Make your changes in a couple of clicks.
Download the result
Save the finished PDF straight to your device. No account, no watermark, no wait.
Frequently asked questions
No. Unlocking uses the password you provide to decrypt the document. Without the correct password, AES-256 encrypted content stays out of reach.
Yes. Those are owner permissions rather than full encryption, and the unlock tool lifts restrictions like blocked printing or copying.
The unlocked copy replaces the open document in the editor; your original file on disk is untouched until you choose to save over it.