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Unlock PDF

Remove copy, print, and edit restrictions from PDF files. No uploads — runs entirely in your browser.

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Why Unlock PDFs?

Quote From a Report

A permissions-locked PDF blocks text selection, so citing one paragraph means retyping it by hand.

Print at a Copy Shop

Print-disabled files fail quietly at kiosks and shared office printers with no useful error.

Annotate a Draft

Restricted documents refuse comments and highlights, which is most of what a review pass needs.

About Unlock PDF

Unlock PDF removes the permission restrictions on a PDF — copy, print, edit, and content-extraction blocks. The unlock happens in your browser by rebuilding the document without those restrictions, copying every page across unchanged.

Important distinction: this tool unlocks owner-password restrictions (the kind that stop you from copying, printing or editing). It does notcrack user-password protection — if a PDF asks for a password just to open it, this tool can't help. Only unlock PDFs you own or have permission to modify.

Common Questions

Unlocking removes restrictions like copy, print, and edit protection. It does NOT remove password protection - if a PDF requires a password to open, this tool cannot help.

User passwords prevent opening the PDF at all. Owner passwords restrict actions like printing, copying or editing while still letting you open the file. This tool removes owner-password restrictions only.

Because the output is a rebuilt document, the original's bookmark outline and its interactive form fields are not carried over. Page text, images, fonts and OCR layers are copied unchanged. If the form data is what you need to keep, print the file to PDF from your viewer instead of unlocking it.

Only unlock PDFs you own or have permission to modify. Bypassing restrictions on copyrighted or licensed material may violate copyright laws or the document's terms of use.

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