How to Remove Password and Restrictions from PDF?

Remove passwords, editing bans, and printing locks from your PDF files instantly. If you have lost the owner password to your own document or need to extract content from restricted files, WeLovePDF can decrypt and strip the lock parameters locally. Our browser-side decryption does not require uploading files to external servers.

Steps to Unlock Your PDF:

1. Upload: Drag your locked PDF file into the drop zone.
2. Enter Password: If the file requires an open password, type it into the settings panel.
3. Strip: Click "Run Tool" to remove all user and owner restrictions.
4. Download: Save your unlocked document.

Important Note on Decryption:

This tool is designed to unlock files for which you have authorized access. If the document is locked with standard permission restrictions (no printing or no text copying), our browser sandbox can bypass it instantly without requiring a password. Strong AES-256 user-locked files require entering the password to authorize decryption.