Unlock PDF
Remove the open password from a PDF you have legitimate access to. Enter the current password and download an unlocked copy you can share or work with without entering credentials each time.
- 1Upload the password-protected PDF you want to unlock
- 2Enter the current open password for the file
- 3Click 'Unlock PDF' to remove the password protection
- 4The tool creates an unencrypted copy of the PDF
- 5Download the unlocked PDF — it can now be opened without a password
- Remove the open password from your own salary certificate PDF to print it
- Unlock a protected PDF you received with the correct password to annotate it
- Remove the password from an old archived PDF you need to edit
- Unlock a PDF bank statement you protected to access it after forgetting the password
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