Unlock PDF
Remove PDF password security, giving you the freedom to use your PDFs as you want.
How do I unlock pdf?
Quick Answer: Upload your password-protected PDF. If the file has an 'owner password' restricting edits, we will remove it instantly. If it has a 'user password' restricting opening, you must enter it first. Download your unlocked PDF.
How to use Unlock PDF
- Upload your password-protected PDF.
- If the file has an 'owner password' restricting edits, we will remove it instantly. If it has a 'user password' restricting opening, you must enter it first.
- Download your unlocked PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you unlock a PDF without the password?
We can easily remove 'edit/print restrictions' (owner passwords) without needing the password. However, if the file requires a password just to open it (user password), you must provide it.
Is it legal to unlock a PDF?
You should only remove security from documents that you legally own or have permission to modify.
Will unlocking change the document's content?
No, the content, formatting, and quality remain completely untouched. Only the security layer is removed.
Unlock PDF — Specifications
- Free file size limit
- 10 MB per request, no account required
- Pro file size limit
- 2 GB per request
- Price
- Free — Pro from $4.99/month
- Watermark
- None, on any plan
- Account required
- No
- Transfer security
- 256-bit SSL
- File retention
- Deleted automatically within 2 hours
- Installation
- None — runs in the browser
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromeOS
- Input formats
- Password-protected PDF
- Output format
- Unrestricted PDF
- Requirement
- You must know the password — this is not a cracking tool
When to use Unlock PDF
- Removing a password from a statement your bank sends encrypted, so you can archive it.
- Lifting print restrictions on a document you own.
Troubleshooting Unlock PDF
I do not know the password.
Then this tool cannot help. It removes protection from a file you can already open — it does not recover or crack passwords.
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Yes. TheyLovePDF runs Unlock PDF free in the browser with no watermark, no account, and no daily operation cap. Files travel over 256-bit SSL and are deleted automatically within 2 hours.
Free iLovePDF Alternative — Unlock PDF
iLovePDF limits free accounts to a set number of tasks per day and asks you to sign in for larger files. TheyLovePDF applies no daily task limit, adds no watermark, and requires no account for files up to 10MB — Pro raises that to 2GB. Both run entirely in the browser; neither needs an install.