Remove password protection from a PDF you already have the password for.
You must already know the PDF's password — this tool doesn't crack or guess passwords. Once you enter the correct password, it rebuilds the PDF without any password requirement so you (or anyone you share it with) can open it freely afterward.
Good to know: to remove the password reliably in the browser, this tool re-renders each page as a high-quality image and reassembles them into a new PDF. The result looks identical, but text will no longer be selectable or searchable — treat it like a "flattened" copy. If you need to keep selectable text, you'll need a password-removal method that can decrypt the original PDF structure directly.
Do I need to know the current password to use this?
Yes — this tool removes password protection from a PDF you already have legitimate access to; it doesn't bypass or crack an unknown password.
Is my password or file sent to a server?
No — the file is decrypted entirely in your browser using the password you enter; nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Will this remove editing restrictions too, or just the open password?
It removes the password required to open the file. Some PDFs also have separate permission restrictions (like disabling printing or editing) which may be handled differently depending on how the file was protected.