Remove a PDF password you know
Got a PDF you have to type a password into every single time — a bank statement, a payslip, an old archive you protected yourself? If you know the password, this tool removes it and hands back an identical, unprotected copy you can open freely.
Like the Protect tool, unlocking is completely stateless: the file and password travel in one request, the decrypted result streams straight back, and nothing is stored or logged. It can only ever work with a password you already know — encryption without the password remains unbreakable, by us or anyone.
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Choose the protected PDF and enter its current password.
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Decryption runs in a single request — nothing is persisted anywhere.
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Download the unprotected copy immediately.
Two different failures are told apart honestly: a wrong password says so (without echoing what you typed), and a file that was never encrypted in the first place gets its own clear message — so you always know what actually happened.
This is for your own documents. Removing protection from files you're not authorised to access may be illegal where you live; the tool can't and won't bypass a password you don't know.
Unlock PDF — questions
Can it crack a password I forgot?
No. It decrypts only with the correct password — there is no bypass, which is exactly what makes PDF encryption trustworthy.
Is the password sent anywhere else?
It's used inside one request to decrypt and is never stored, logged or forwarded — the endpoint is built stateless.
Will the PDF change?
No — you get the same document minus the encryption layer.