Remove a PDF password
Enter the password once, get a copy that opens without it. Nothing leaves your device.
Drop your PDF files here or click to browse
Stays on your device — nothing is uploaded
Select several files to process them together
How do I remove a PDF password for free?
Open PDFkitt's Remove PDF Password tool (pdfkitt.com/remove-pdf-password/): choose the PDF, enter the password, remove, then download. It is free, needs no account and adds no watermark, and it runs entirely in your browser — the file is never uploaded to a server.
- Price
- Free — no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Account
- Not needed
- File upload
- None — processed on your device, in the browser
- Input
- PDF files (several at once)
- Limits
- No daily quota and no file-count limit
- Works on
- Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android, in any modern browser
Updated · by the PDFkitt team
Typing a password every time you open your own bank statement gets old. If you know the password, this tool decrypts the PDF in your browser and saves a copy without it. The original file is not changed.
This works only with the correct password — it does not crack or bypass protection. Files that open without a password but block printing or copying are handled by Remove PDF Restrictions.
How to remove a PDF password
- Choose the PDF Drop it on the upload card.
- Enter the password The one you use to open the file.
- Remove Decrypted on your device.
- Download A copy that opens freely.
Why use PDFkitt to remove PDF Password?
The file is processed inside your browser tab. Disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
No signup, no email, no daily quota, no page limit, no watermark. Use it as often as you like.
Phone, tablet or desktop, in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
I forgot the password — can you recover it?
No. Without the password the file cannot be decrypted by anyone, including us.
Is it legal?
For your own documents or ones you are authorised to change, yes. Removing protection from documents you have no rights to may not be.
Are my passwords or files sent anywhere?
No. Encryption and decryption happen inside your browser with standard PDF algorithms; passwords are never transmitted or stored.