Remove
the password.
A document you can open, but that asks for its password every single time. Give it once here and get back the same PDF without the lock. Free, processed in France.
- tool.pricefree 0 €
- tool.installnothing to install
- tool.retentiondeleted after the job
- tool.hostingFrance 100%
Your files are processed on servers in France and deleted automatically once the job is done. More on security.
What it takes, what it gives back
- You uploadA password-protected PDF, up to 100 MB
- You giveThe password that already opens it
- You get backThe same PDF, without the password prompt
- What is not doneNothing is broken open. A wrong password gives nothing at all
- RetentionNone. The file, the password and the result are erased once the job is done
Three steps, nothing to install
Upload the protected PDF
Up to 100 MB.
Give its password
The one you already type to open the document.
Download the unlocked PDF
Your files are deleted once the job is done.
Three situations it was made for
Bank statements that all share one password
A statement arrives locked every month. Removing the lock once means the archive is searchable afterwards.
A document you cannot search
A locked PDF resists indexing. Unlocked, it can be found by its content like anything else.
Passing a file to a team
A shared password stays known to everyone who ever received it. Unlock the file and put it behind a real account.
What the tool actually does
This is not password breaking
The tool needs the password. Without it, the document cannot be opened, here or anywhere else, and no amount of trying changes that. What it removes is the need to type a password you already know, on a file you already have the right to read.
An account is what controls access
A password shared with a team is known by everyone who ever received it, including people who left. If the point is to control who reads a document, an account is the right tool: access can be granted and withdrawn, and it leaves a trace.
There are two kinds of PDF password
One stops the file from opening, the other only asks politely before printing or copying. This tool deals with the first, the one that actually locks the document. The second is a flag some readers choose to honour and others ignore.
Before you upload anything
Do I need the password?
Yes. Without it the document cannot be opened, and this tool does not try to guess it.
Can you recover a forgotten password?
No. Nothing here breaks a PDF open. A forgotten password means asking whoever set it.
Is the document changed?
Only its protection. The pages, the text and the images come back exactly as they were.
Is the password kept?
No. It goes with the job when the job is erased, like the file itself.
Is the tool free?
Yes, with no sign-up and nothing to install.
Are my files kept?
No. The file you send and the unlocked file are deleted automatically once the job is done.
Where are my files processed?
On servers in France. Your data stays in the European Union, under the GDPR.
Do I need an account?
No. An account is what lets you keep, find and share your documents afterwards.
More questions about the tools? See the toolbox section of the help centre.