Unlock PDF
Remove the password from a PDF you own.
Strip out owner passwords and permission restrictions from PDFs you have the right to modify. Print locks, copy locks and edit locks are lifted so the file behaves like a normal PDF everywhere.
How it works
Four calm steps.
- 01
Drop your file
Drag the locked PDF onto the upload card, or click to pick it from your device. You can also paste a link to a file hosted online.
- 02
Enter the password
If the PDF asks for a user password to open, type it here. Owner-only restrictions do not need one.
- 03
Let us do the work
Our engine removes the encryption and rewrites the permissions dictionary in a few seconds. Nothing leaves the encrypted pipeline while it runs.
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Download the result
Save the unlocked PDF to your device, share a temporary link, or send it straight to Google Drive or Dropbox. Files are wiped from our servers within one hour.
Why Unlock PDF
Built to be the last unlock pdf tool you try.
The password you enter is used once, in memory, then discarded – never logged, never stored.
Restrictions that block printing on a home printer or copying a quote for citation are lifted.
Uploads travel over TLS, files are encrypted at rest, and every trace is deleted within 60 minutes. We do not read, index, or train on your documents.
The heavy lifting happens on our servers, so a Chromebook, an old laptop, or a phone all finish the job in about the same time.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
No. You need to know the open password for user-locked PDFs. We do not attempt to crack passwords.
Only remove restrictions from PDFs you own or have permission to modify. Bypassing DRM on purchased ebooks is not what this tool is for.
Yes. The free tier covers everyday use – you can unlock several files per hour without an account. Pro unlocks larger uploads and batch jobs.
They live in an encrypted staging area for at most one hour, then they are permanently deleted. Nobody on our team can browse them.
No. Everything runs in your browser against our servers – Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android are all supported.
Yes. Fixes broken workflows is free on the no-signup tier with no watermark added to your files. A paid plan only lifts batch and file-size limits for heavy users.
No. Fixes broken workflows runs entirely in your browser - there is nothing to download and no account is required to get started.
Yes. Uploads travel over an encrypted connection, are processed in an isolated pipeline, and are permanently deleted from our servers within 60 minutes. We never read, index or train on your documents.
On the free tier Fixes broken workflows accepts files up to 100 MB. Larger documents are supported on the paid plan, or you can split a big file first.
Yes - Fixes broken workflows is fully responsive and works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
Fixes broken workflows uses strong encryption and processes everything over TLS; your file and any password never leave the secure pipeline and are wiped within the hour.