Remove Password

Remove password protection from a PDF you can already open.

Choose PDF file

or drag and drop here

Remove password protection from a PDF using qpdf, once you provide the correct password — everything runs locally in your browser.

How to use this tool

1
Upload your PDF
Click the upload area or drag in the password-protected document.
2
Enter the password
Type the PDF's current password.
3
Remove and download
Your unprotected PDF downloads immediately — nothing is uploaded first.

Nothing leaves your device

Decryption runs locally via qpdf compiled to WebAssembly — your password never touches a server.

Works with real encryption

Uses qpdf's standard security handler, so it decrypts genuinely encrypted PDFs correctly.

Stop re-entering a password

Remove protection from a PDF you own once you no longer need it locked.

Prep for further editing

Unlock a file before merging, splitting, or otherwise editing it with other tools.

You need the correct password — this tool can't bypass or guess a forgotten password.
Only remove protection from documents you have the right to access.
Use Unlock PDF instead if the document opens fine but has print/copy/edit restrictions with no open password.

Encrypt PDF

Add a password and encryption to protect a PDF.

Unlock PDF

Remove owner-level restrictions (print/copy/edit locks) from a PDF.

Flatten PDF

Merge form fields and annotations into the page content permanently.