Unlock a PDF and remove its password
Save a copy of your PDF without the password or the print, copy and edit restrictions. You need the password to unlock a PDF that asks for one.
- Processed on your device, never uploaded
- Free, no sign-up, no watermark
Done
This PDF is protected. Enter its password to open it.
About Unlock PDF
Some PDFs ask for a password every time you open them, or stop you from printing, copying or editing. This tool lets you unlock a PDF online for free. It saves a new copy without the open password and without the print, copy and edit restrictions. Nothing else in the file changes, so the text, images and layout stay the same.
You only need to enter a password if the PDF asks for one to open. Omebly does not guess or crack passwords, so this is for files you can already open. Only unlock PDFs you own or are allowed to change.
A common case is a bank statement. Say a small business owner downloads monthly statements that each need a password to open. Her accountant asks for copies without the password. She enters it once, clicks Unlock PDF, and sends the unlocked copy. Unlocking happens in your browser, and the PDF and password never leave your device.
How to use Unlock PDF
- Drop your PDF on the page or click Choose file.
- Enter the password, but only if the PDF needs one to open.
- Click Unlock PDF. Protection is removed from a new copy.
- Download the unlocked PDF to your device.
- Click New file to unlock another document.
Password and restrictions
Removes the open password and the printing, copying and editing limits.
Your files only
Omebly never guesses or cracks passwords; it unlocks PDFs you’re allowed to open.
Private by design
Unlocking happens in your browser; your PDF and password never leave your device.
Quality kept
Nothing else in the PDF changes.
Example
Input: statement-september.pdf, which asks for a password when you open it.
You type the password you already use for the file and click Unlock PDF.
Result: a copy that opens without a password and can be printed and copied, with the same content.
Unlock PDF: questions people ask
Can it unlock a PDF without the password?
Yes, if the PDF opens without a password but blocks printing or copying. If it needs a password to open, you have to enter it.
Is it allowed to unlock a PDF?
Only unlock PDFs you own or have permission to change, such as your own statements or a file a colleague shared with you.
Is my password uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser, and your file and password stay on your device.
Does the PDF change in any other way?
No. Only the protection is removed. Text, images and layout stay the same.
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