Unlock PDF Converter
Remove password protection from a PDF online for free, directly in your browser. Enter the PDF's password once and download a copy that opens without it — no upload or signup required.
Drop your file here
or choose a file
Supports PDF
Your files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers.
How to use the Unlock PDF converter
- 1
Drop a password-protected PDF onto the upload area, or click it to choose one.
- 2
Enter the PDF's current password — use the eye icon to check what you typed.
- 3
Click "Unlock PDF." Decryption happens entirely in your browser.
- 4
Download the unlocked PDF — it will open without a password from now on.
Common uses
- Removing a password from a document you password-protected yourself once you no longer need it
- Opening a password-protected PDF you received without re-entering it every time
- Preparing a protected PDF for further editing in another tool that can't handle encrypted files
Supported formats and limitations
Accepts PDF, up to one file at a time.
- You need to already know the PDF's password — this only removes protection for a password you enter yourself; it can't crack, guess, or brute-force a password you don't know.
- One PDF at a time, up to 40 MB.
Frequently asked questions
No. The PDF is decrypted entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
No — this tool only removes protection when you already know and enter the correct password yourself. It has no password-cracking or guessing capability.
You'll get a message that unlocking failed and to double-check the password — nothing is downloaded, and no file is uploaded anywhere in the process.
Yes, 40 MB.