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Remove the password from a PDF you can already open and download a clean copy with no restrictions. Decryption runs in your browser, so the file and the password never leave your device. This tool removes protection from a file you can already open. It does not crack or guess passwords.

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Your unlocked PDF will appear here

The original file is untouched. Only the downloaded copy has the protection removed.

How to remove a password from a PDF

Add your PDF

Drop in the file you want to unlock. It is read locally in the browser, nothing is uploaded.

Enter the password if you have one

If the file asks for a password when it opens, type it in. Files that only restrict printing or copying can be left blank.

Download the unlocked PDF

The protection is removed by qpdf in your browser and the clean copy is ready to download.

Why use Aihangsoft Unlock PDF

Owner restrictions go too

Files that only block printing, copying or editing open without a password, so the flags are cleared in one step.

File and password stay local

Decryption runs in your browser through qpdf compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is stored.

Free, no limits

No sign-up, no page limit and no watermark or extra branding added to the unlocked document.

What this tool removes

Open password removal

If the document asks for a password before it displays, enter that password and the encryption is stripped from the copy. The password itself is only used inside the page and is never sent anywhere.

Use case: bank statements, invoices, tickets you received by email

Permission flags cleared

The output carries no encryption dictionary, so the old printing, copying and editing flags are gone. The unlocked file can be printed, searched and reused like any ordinary PDF.

Use case: supplier documents locked against printing

Document structure preserved

Only the security layer is rewritten. Pages, text, embedded images, bookmarks, links, attachments and form fields are carried across untouched, and the output stays a standard PDF 1.7 file.

Use case: archiving a readable master copy of a locked file

Your original stays untouched

The tool reads your file, writes a new unlocked copy and leaves the source alone. Nothing is modified in place, so you keep the protected original if you still need it.

Use case: uploading a locked invoice to a portal that rejects protected files

PDF unlocking FAQ

No. This tool removes protection from a file you can already open. It does not crack or guess passwords, so if the password has been lost the file cannot be recovered here.
Try to open it in your PDF reader. If it asks for a password before showing any page, type that password in the field above. If the document opens straight away and only blocks copying or printing, leave the field empty.
Yes. Those files are locked with an owner password and do not need a password to be opened, so the restrictions can be removed in one step. Leave the password field empty and click Unlock PDF.
No. The PDF is decrypted by qpdf compiled to WebAssembly inside your browser. Your file and your password never leave your device, and nothing is stored once you close the tab.
Yes. Only the encryption layer is removed. Pages, text, images, bookmarks and form fields are carried over untouched, and the output opens in any PDF reader without a prompt.
Nothing is written and the original file is untouched. The tool tells you that the password is not correct so you can check it and try again.

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