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Decrypt PDF

Remove password protection from a PDF you have the password for.

Drop a PDF here

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An encrypted PDF and its password

Files

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How it works

  1. Upload the protected document.
  2. Enter the password that opens it.
  3. Run the tool and download the unlocked copy.

What goes in, what comes out

Accepts
An encrypted PDF and its password
Produces
An unlocked PDF
File limit
100 MB per file
Your original
Never modified — the result is a new file
Retention
Removed automatically after 2 hours

When people use it

  • Removing a bank statement password before filing it.
  • Unlocking an archived document whose protection is no longer needed.
  • Preparing a protected file for a tool that cannot handle passwords.

Questions about Decrypt PDF

Can this open a PDF whose password I do not know?
No. It removes protection you can already get past; it does not break encryption. Without the password, the content is unrecoverable.
Is my password stored anywhere?
No. It is sent with the request, held in memory for the operation, and never written to logs, URLs or analytics.
Does the content change?
No. Only the protection is removed; every page is copied as it is.

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