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Unlock a PDF

Type the password once and save a copy of the PDF that opens without it. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to unlock a PDF

In short

Drop the PDF, type its password in the file list and press Save unlocked PDF. A PDF that only restricts printing or copying opens without asking, and its copy has no restrictions.

  1. Drop the PDF

    A locked file asks for its password in the file list.

  2. Type the password

    The pages appear once it opens.

  3. Save

    Press Save unlocked PDF and download the copy.

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Questions

No. You need the password that opens it. Restrictions on printing, copying or editing are removed without one.

Yes. The whole file is kept, bookmarks, links and forms included, only without encryption.

Ones locked with a certificate instead of a password, and ones whose password you do not have.

No. The PDF is decrypted by your browser, on your device.