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Unlock PDF Online

Remove the password from a PDF you know the password to, processed in your browser.

Drag a PDF here, or choose a file

Works whether or not you know the password's origin - you'll be asked for it if it's needed.

You can also paste a file directly (Ctrl+V or ⌘V).

Password-protected with: sample123

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is not uploaded to a server at any point.

When Is Unlocking a PDF Useful?

Removing a known password can be useful for your own archived documents, internal files, reports or paperwork where the protection is no longer needed.

This Is Not Password Cracking

Filevolo doesn't bypass an unknown password. You must have legitimate access to the PDF and provide the password needed to open it.

Frequently asked questions

Yes - this removes a password from a file you can already open, for when you're tired of typing it in or need to share the file with someone else. It can't open a PDF you don't have the password to.

Each page is re-saved as an image to lift the password, so the result opens and prints normally, but text inside it is no longer selectable, searchable, or copyable the way it was in the original.

It still works - you'll get a clean copy back with no password prompt, though there was nothing to remove in the first place.

No. The PDF is opened and rebuilt entirely in your browser - your password never leaves your device.

Use Protect PDF instead - it adds a real AES-256 password to a PDF that doesn't have one.

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