Remove password protection from a PDF you have the password for, so it opens freely from then on.
/backend/README.md for one-command deploy instructions, then set window.PDF_API_BASE in /js/api-config.js.or click to browse from your device
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🔒 Your file is sent securely over HTTPS for processing, then permanently deleted from the server within seconds. Nothing is stored.
Upload the password-protected PDF.
Enter the current password.
Click “Unlock PDF”.
Download the unlocked file.
If you regularly reopen the same protected PDF and want to stop typing a password every time — or you're removing protection before sharing a document with a team that has already agreed access is fine — this tool strips the encryption in one step.
em>This tool requires the site's backend conversion service (see technical notes for site owner). It performs true server-side conversion rather than a client-side approximation, which is what makes the output reliable.
Yes — this tool removes protection from a PDF you already have legitimate access to; it is not a password-cracking tool and won't work without the correct password.
Decrypting an encrypted PDF requires proper cryptographic libraries that aren't practical to run client-side for all encryption variants — the backend uses qpdf, the same trusted library many professional tools rely on.
No — only the encryption is removed. Page content, formatting, and metadata stay exactly as they were.