How to Remove a Password From a PDF

Unlock your password-protected PDF files to enable editing, printing, and copying. Free and secure.

Have a PDF that's locked with a password you know but no longer need? ProPDF lets you remove password protection from your own PDF documents quickly and securely.

How to Unlock a PDF

  1. Open the Unlock PDF tool and upload your password-protected PDF.
  2. Enter the current password when prompted.
  3. Click "Unlock" to remove the password protection.
  4. Download the unlocked PDF — you can now print, copy, and edit freely.

Important Notes

You must know the current password to unlock a PDF. ProPDF does not bypass unknown passwords — that would be a security vulnerability. This tool is designed for removing protection from your own documents when the password is no longer needed.

Your password and document are sent over an encrypted connection, used only to unlock the file, and never stored. Nothing is kept after processing.