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Remove a PDF's password

For a file you can already open: give cherrypdf the password once and get back a decrypted copy that does not ask for one, with the restrictions on printing and copying lifted too. This removes protection you are entitled to remove — it does not break into a document whose password you do not have.

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Remove a password you already know.
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What it does

Remove a PDF's password, at a glance.

  • Remove a password from a file you can open
  • Lift restrictions on printing and copying
  • Keep the locked original if you still need it

This tool runs entirely inside your browser tab. The file never leaves your machine, using it needs no sign-up, downloading needs only a free account, and nothing you download carries a watermark.

Step by step

How to remove a PDF's password

  1. Open the locked PDF.
  2. Type the password once, so cherrypdf can open the file.
  3. Download a copy that does not ask for one, with the printing and copying restrictions lifted.

Questions

Remove a PDF's password: questions and answers

No. Removing the password only works on protection you are already entitled to remove. It is not a way into a document you are locked out of.

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