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How to unlock a PDF
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Drop your PDF
It's checked in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
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Unlock it
Restrictions are removed on their own. If the PDF needs a password to open, type it.
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Download
Save the unlocked copy. Your original stays as it was.
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FAQ
No. If a PDF needs a password to open, you have to know it. This tool doesn't guess or crack passwords. What it can remove on its own are restrictions on printing, copying and editing, since those files open without a password.
No. The PDF is unlocked in your browser with qpdf, an open-source PDF tool. The file and the password never leave your device, and nothing is stored.
Only unlock files you own or have the right to use, like your own documents or a statement you were sent. Restrictions are a request from whoever made the file, not real protection, which is why they can be removed.
