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About this tool
Remove passwords from protected PDF files instantly and 100% locally in your browser. No data is ever uploaded to any server.
PDF Password Remover decrypts a password-protected PDF in your browser and re-saves it without encryption, producing a copy you can open, print and copy from freely. Drop in the file, type the password if one is required, and download the unlocked PDF. It detects the common case where a PDF has only an owner (permissions) password by attempting decryption with an empty user password, so those files unlock without you typing anything.
Open PDF Password Remover on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
Upload or drag in the file you want to work with.
Adjust the settings and preview the result.
Download the finished file to your device.
Files restricted against copying or printing but openable without a prompt are unlocked with an empty user password, no typing needed.
It reports the page count and whether the file needs a user password, so you know which kind of protection you are dealing with.
AES-256 files are named and refused rather than silently producing a broken output PDF.
Only if the PDF has a user password — the one demanded before the file will open at all. If it has just an owner password restricting printing or copying, decryption is attempted with an empty user password and the file unlocks with no password entered.
No. The file is read with the browser's own file APIs, decrypted and re-saved in the page, and the password never leaves the tab. Nothing is transmitted to a server.
The decryptor covers the older RC4 and AES-128 handlers used by most protected PDFs, but not AES-256 (the revision introduced with PDF 2.0 and Acrobat X). When that handler is detected the tool stops and says so instead of writing a corrupted file.
Remove protection only from documents you own or have explicit permission to modify — for example your own statements or a file whose sender gave you the password. Stripping protection to bypass someone else's access controls or licensing may breach copyright or computer-misuse law; check with a lawyer if the document is not yours.