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Remove a password from a PDF

Type the password, and get back a copy that opens without one.

Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

  1. Choose your locked PDF

    Drop it in or pick it from your device.

  2. Type the password

    The one the file already asks for.

  3. Download

    Get a copy that opens for anyone.

Questions

Can this open a PDF I don’t have the password for?

No. This removes a password you already know; it cannot guess or crack one.

Is it legal to remove a password?

Only unlock files you own or have permission to open.

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