How it works
- Drop or pick your PDF. The file stays on your device — it’s never uploaded.
- Type the password. If the PDF only has a permissions lock (no open-password), leave the field blank.
- Click Remove password. Your browser decrypts each page in memory, renders it at print-quality (2× resolution), and reassembles the pages into a fresh unprotected PDF.
- Download the unlocked file. Nothing about your PDF or password is logged or transmitted.
Which PDFs work
| Lock type | What it’s for | Works here? |
|---|---|---|
| Open password | You must type this password every time you open the PDF (bank statement, salary slip). | Yes — enter it in the password field. |
| Permissions lock | Anyone can open the PDF, but printing / copying / editing is disabled (some tickets, boarding passes). | Yes — leave the password blank. |
| Corporate DRM | Advanced access control tied to an identity server (rare, enterprise-only). | Not supported. Contact the document issuer. |
Privacy & how your data is handled
- Nothing is uploaded. The tool runs 100% inside your browser tab.
- Nothing is stored. The moment you close the tab (or refresh), your PDF and the password are gone from memory.
- Nothing is logged. This page makes no network calls during processing — you can disconnect Wi-Fi after loading it and the tool still works.
- Open source under the hood. Powered by Mozilla PDF.js and jsPDF, two widely-audited MIT-licensed libraries.
Important limitations to know
- Output is a page-as-image PDF. Because the tool rebuilds each page as a high-resolution image (2× render), the resulting PDF is not text-selectable. For everyday viewing, printing, or forwarding this is fine; if you need to copy text or edit content afterwards you’ll want a desktop tool like qpdf.
- File size may grow slightly. Vector text becomes rasterised, so a 200 KB text-heavy PDF might become 800 KB. This is unavoidable at the trade-off point of "runs entirely in the browser".
- You must know the password. This tool has no dictionary / brute-force capability — it’s not for cracking someone else’s PDF.
- Very large PDFs may be slow. Each page is rendered at 2× scale, so a 100-page PDF can take a minute or two. The progress bar tracks it.
FAQ
Is my PDF actually uploaded anywhere?
No. The entire decryption and rebuild happens inside your browser tab using JavaScript. Your PDF and your password never leave your device — you can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it will still work.
What kinds of password-protected PDFs work?
Both open-passwords (needed to view the PDF) and permissions-locks (which restrict printing / copying) are handled. Bank statements, boarding passes, invoices, salary slips, e-tickets and other typical single-password PDFs work out of the box. Enterprise DRM tied to an identity server is not supported.
Why is the output PDF not text-selectable?
To keep the tool 100% browser-based (no upload) and universally compatible, the tool rasterises each page at 2× resolution and reassembles them into a fresh PDF. That preserves the visual layout and quality perfectly for viewing / printing but loses the underlying text stream. For text-preserving output you’d need a native desktop tool.
Do I need to install anything?
No install, no signup, no account. Open the page in any modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) and it works. All processing runs client-side.
Is this legal?
Yes — if you have the password, you have authorisation to view the PDF, and removing the encryption for your own use is legal in most jurisdictions. Do not use this tool on PDFs you don’t own or don’t have permission to unlock. This tool has no brute-force capability, so it can’t “crack” anyone else’s PDF.
Why is my unlocked PDF bigger than the original?
The original PDF stored text as vectors (a few KB per page). The unlocked version stores each page as a high-resolution image (~400–800 KB per page). This is the cost of doing the work in the browser without any server. If file size is critical, run the output through a compressor after unlocking.