Strip printing, copying and editing restrictions from a PDF instantly, or decrypt one using a password you already know. 100% client-side: unlike smallpdf or ilovepdf, your file is never uploaded. It never leaves your browser.
Select any restricted or password-protected PDF. It opens in your browser's memory, and stays there.
Restrictions are stripped, or the PDF is decrypted with the password you provide, using qpdf compiled to WebAssembly and run entirely on your own device. No servers, no queue.
A fresh, unprotected PDF is generated in the browser and downloaded straight to your device.
Most online PDF unlockers ask you to upload your document to their servers. We built this the opposite way: the code runs on your machine, so there is nothing for us to store, leak, or look at.
No. This free tool can strip printing/copying/editing restrictions from a PDF, and it can decrypt a PDF using a password you already have. It cannot recover, guess, or crack a forgotten password that a PDF requires just to open.
Yes. Your file is processed entirely in your browser using a WebAssembly build of qpdf. No file is ever uploaded to any server, and the tool keeps working if you disconnect from the internet after the page loads.
A restricted PDF opens without a password but blocks printing, copying, or editing (an owner password). A password-to-open PDF is fully encrypted and won't open at all without the password. This tool handles both: it strips restrictions automatically, and decrypts the second kind if you provide the password.
No. Everything runs in your browser - there is nothing to install.
No. The file is read into your browser's memory and processed there with WebAssembly. It is never sent to a server.
Completely free - no sign-up, no upload, and no paid tier.
PDF files (.pdf) only.
Most other sites upload your document to their servers to process it. This tool runs qpdf compiled to WebAssembly entirely inside your browser, so your file never leaves your device.
This tool is provided for removing restrictions from, or decrypting, PDF files you own or have authorization to access. By using this tool, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for ensuring you have the right to modify the file. This tool cannot recover a forgotten password required to open a PDF. Provided "as is" without warranty. The developers are not liable for any misuse.