Documents
PDF Password
Upload a PDF you can open. Protect asks for a new password before the file opens. Unlock removes that password when you type the one you already have. This does not recover a forgotten password. The file is not stored.
Quick start
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Choose protect or unlock
Protect adds a password. Unlock removes one.
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Upload the PDF
Use a file you are allowed to change.
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Enter the password
For protect, type it twice. For unlock, type the password that already opens the file.
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Download the copy
The new PDF is yours to keep. The upload is not stored, and a forgotten password cannot be recovered.
Features
Protect
Save a copy that asks for your password before it opens.
Unlock
Remove a password from a PDF when you already know it.
Your file
The password is used once for this file and is not stored.
Specifications
- Actions
- Protect, unlock
- Password
- Up to 32 characters
- File
- One PDF
- Privacy
- Not stored
Use cases
- Send a sensitive PDF that should ask for a password.
- Remove a password from your own file before sharing it inside a trusted team.
- Replace a protected copy with one you can open without a prompt.
Frequently asked questions
Can this recover a forgotten password?
No. Unlock only works when you type the password that already opens the file.
Does every protected PDF open here?
Standard 128-bit PDF passwords are supported. Some newer 256-bit files need to be saved again from a PDF reader first.