Remove the password from your PDF directly in the browser. Enter the current password and get a copy of the document without restrictions, ready to share, edit or print. Private, instant, no upload.
Drag the protected PDF here
or drag the file here
or open the full PDF editor for annotations, signatures and much more.
Drag or select the password-protected PDF. The file stays on your device.
Type the document password in the field. Without it, the protection cannot be removed.
Click "Unlock PDF" and the password-free document is downloaded immediately.
Everything runs in the browser via WebAssembly. Your PDF is never sent to any server.
No upload, no queue. Processing is local and completes in seconds even for large files.
No required account, no credit card, no watermark. Truly free.
PC, Mac, iPhone, Android — just a modern browser. Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Edge.
Unlocking a PDF removes the protection password from a document whose password you already know. This feature is useful when you want to share a document without requiring others to enter a password, or when you want to edit a protected PDF you own.
OnlinePdfEditor is not a tool for breaking the protection of others' documents: it always requires you to provide the current password of the document. Once the password is entered, the PDF is decrypted locally in the browser and downloaded without protection.
Use this feature only on documents you own or for which you have the explicit authorisation of the owner.
No. To remove the protection you need to know the original document password. OnlinePdfEditor does not perform brute-force or password recovery operations.
It works with PDFs protected with standard passwords (RC4 and AES encryption). Some corporate PDFs with proprietary DRM may not be supported.
Yes. Unlocking only removes the cryptographic protection. All content, images, fonts and annotations remain unchanged.
No. Unlocking happens entirely in the browser via WebAssembly. The file never leaves your device.
An error message will be shown. Check the password and try again. There are no attempt limits.
Yes. Once the password is removed, the PDF is accessible without restrictions on any PDF reader: Adobe, browser, iOS, Android.
Free, in the browser, nothing to install. Upload your PDF and go.
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