Unlock PDF, without uploading it
Many PDFs at once · one password for all · restrictions removed · nothing is uploaded
- 100% free
- Password never uploaded
- Many PDFs at once
- No signup
Remove the password from your PDFs in seconds, free and with no account. Drop one or many files: you see right away which ones ask for a password, which only have restrictions (those are unlocked on their own) and which are not protected. Type the password once for all of them, or one per file, and download them unlocked. The PDF is decrypted inside your browser with qpdf, so your file and your password never reach a server. Bank statements, payslips and tax documents stay on your device.
How to remove a PDF password in 3 steps
Drop your PDFs
One or many. Right away you see which ones ask for a password and which only have restrictions.
Type the password
Once for all files or one per file. Files with only restrictions are unlocked with no password.
Download
Each PDF downloads without its password, or all of them in one ZIP. You can keep adding files.
Why this PDF unlocker
Your password stays with you
Other sites upload your PDF and send your password to their server. Here both stay on your device.
Knows before you type
Detects which files need a password, which only have restrictions and which are not protected.
Many PDFs at once
One shared password for all of them, or a different one per file.
Keep adding files
Add more PDFs at any time without starting over.
Nothing else changes
Only the encryption is removed: pages, text, links and forms stay the same.
Any encryption
RC4, AES-128 and AES-256, the ones used by banks, Acrobat and Office.
What people use it for
Bank statements
Banks send statements locked with your ID or birth date. Unlock them once to print, share or upload them.
Payslips and tax documents
Unlock payslips and tax forms to send them to your accountant or attach them to an application.
Many files from the same sender
A year of statements with the same password, unlocked in one go.
Print or copy text
Remove the restrictions that block printing or copying text from a PDF that opens normally.
Merge or sign afterwards
Locked PDFs cannot be merged, split or signed. Unlock them first.
Archive without passwords
Keep your own documents in a folder without having to remember each password.
Why this instead of iLovePDF and other unlockers
Popular online unlockers upload your PDF and send the password you type to their servers, process it there and only then ask for the password. With bank statements and tax documents, that matters.
- Your PDF and your password never leave your device.
- You see which files need a password before processing anything.
- One shared password for many files, or one per file, and you can keep adding files.
- Free, no account, no daily limit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove the password from a PDF?
Drop the PDF on this page, type the password once and download it unlocked. The new file opens without a password. It is free and the PDF is not uploaded anywhere.
Can I remove a PDF password without knowing it?
Only if the PDF opens without a password and just blocks printing, copying or editing: those restrictions are removed automatically. If it asks for a password to open, you need that password; this tool does not guess or crack passwords.
How do I unlock several PDFs at once?
Drop all of them together. If two or more ask for a password, a box appears to type it once for all. The files where it does not work keep their own box for a different password.
Is it safe to type my PDF password here?
Yes. The PDF is decrypted inside your browser and the password is never sent to a server or saved. Many online unlockers upload both the file and the password.
What is the password of my bank statement PDF?
Banks usually use your national ID number, part of it or your date of birth; the email that came with the statement normally says which. Type it here once and save the unlocked copy.
What is the difference between an open password and restrictions?
An open password (user password) is needed to see the PDF. Restrictions (owner password) let you open it but block printing, copying or editing. This tool removes restrictions automatically and needs the open password only when there is one.
Does unlocking change the PDF?
No. Only the encryption is removed. Pages, text, images, links and form fields stay exactly the same.
Does it work with AES-256 encrypted PDFs?
Yes. It supports RC4, AES-128 and AES-256, which covers PDFs from Acrobat, Office, banks and most systems.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. Open the page in Safari or Chrome, pick the PDFs from Files and download them unlocked.
Is it legal to remove a PDF password?
Use it on your own documents or ones you have permission to use. It only works with the password you type or on PDFs that already open without one.