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Unlock PDF

Save a copy of a PDF you have the password for that opens without one, on your device. Free, with no account or uploads.

Type the password you know; the copy you download opens without one. A forgotten password cannot be found here.

Drop a locked PDF to take its password off

A PDF you can open with its password. Type it once and save a copy that opens without it.

  • PDF
  • Locked PDF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • WebP
  • HEIC
  • AVIF
  • TIFF

Stays on your device · up to 100 files, 500 MB together

How it works and help

How it works

  1. 1Add the locked PDFIts row asks for the password you know.
  2. 2Type the passwordA wrong one is said to be wrong. A forgotten one cannot be found.
  3. 3Save the copyIt opens without a password, with its links and bookmarks.
Watch a 1-minute tourOr follow the steps written under it

A little help along the way

Watch the tour, or follow the same steps below. Every option is explained underneath.

1 min 11 s, no sound. On-screen captions describe each step; the same steps are written out here.
  1. Add your PDFsDrop PDF files and pictures, choose them from your device or paste them. You can add more at any time, or try the samples.
  2. Put them in orderDrag a file, use its arrow buttons, or sort the list by name or date. Type the pages you want from a file, such as 1-3, 7.
  3. Arrange single pagesOpen the Pages view to select pages and drag, turn, copy or remove them. Every change can be undone.
  4. Organise the resultMost people can skip this. Under More options, choose a file name and how bookmarks are kept, add a contents page, set a password, or get the pages ready for printing.
  5. Merge and checkPress Merge PDF. The card says what was made, such as “2 files joined”, with its pages and size. Read it here or open it in a new tab to look through it before you keep it.
  6. DownloadPress Download PDF. Nothing is uploaded: everything runs in your browser.

Questions people ask

Can it open a PDF if I have forgotten the password?
No. It takes the password off a file you can already open: you type the password once, and the copy you save opens without it. A forgotten password cannot be found or guessed here, and nothing is tried against the file.
What about a PDF that opens but cannot be printed or copied?
Such a file has only a second password that limits what a reader may do. It opens without asking, with a reminder to have the right to change it, and the copy you save has no limits.
Is the password or the file sent anywhere?
No. The file is opened and written in your browser, and the password is used there once and never stored or sent. Nothing is uploaded.
Does the unlocked copy keep its links and bookmarks?
Yes. Pages are copied as they are, with their links, notes, fillable fields and bookmarks. A digital signature does not stay valid in a file that has been written again.

This page is the PDF merger, opened for this one job; every other tool it has is one press away. Each of its settings is explained on the PDF merger's own page.

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