Unlock password-protected PDFs when you know the password. Create unprotected copies for easier access and sharing. Remove the need to enter passwords repeatedly.
Sometimes protection becomes an obstacle. You have a document you're authorized to access but entering the password every time is tedious. You need to share a file with team members without distributing the password. You want to print a document but restrictions prevent it. When you have legitimate access, removing the password creates a more convenient version while keeping your original protected copy as backup.
Upload the protected PDF, enter the current password to unlock it, and download the unprotected version. You must know the password - we cannot bypass protection on files you don't have authorized access to.
No, you must know the correct password. This is by design - password protection would be meaningless if anyone could remove it. Only authorized users who know the password can create unprotected copies.
If a PDF has restrictions (no printing, no copying) but no open password, we can often remove those restrictions. If there's an owner password, you'll need that to fully unlock all features.
Yes, for documents you have authorized access to. Removing passwords from your own files or files you're permitted to use is perfectly legal. Using this on copyrighted material you don't own or have rights to may violate copyright law.
Yes, the content is exactly the same - only the encryption and restrictions are removed. The unlocked PDF is a perfect copy of the protected one, just without password requirements.
