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Upload a password-protected PDF, enter the open or permissions password, and download an unlocked file. Confirm you have the right to unlock it. Unprotected files, wrong passwords, and certificate/DRM locks are rejected. Passwords are not stored.

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The open password or the permissions (owner) password. We do not guess or store it.

How Unlock PDF works

  1. Upload a password-protected PDF (unprotected files are rejected).
  2. Enter the open password or the permissions password you already know.
  3. Confirm you have the right to remove protection.
  4. Download a branded unlocked PDF. Certificate or DRM-locked files cannot be processed.
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