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Unlock a PDF

Remove a password or permission restrictions from a file. Everything happens in this browser — neither the file nor the password ever leaves your device.

Drop a locked PDF here
One file — restrictions come off directly, an open password is asked for

Step by step

How to unlock a PDF

  1. Open the locked PDF.
  2. Type the password once, so Folio can open the file.
  3. Download a copy that does not ask for one, with the printing and copying restrictions lifted.

What it does

Unlock a PDF, in full.

For a file you can already open: give Folio the password once and get back a copy that does not ask for one, with the restrictions on printing and copying lifted too. This removes protection you are entitled to remove — it does not break into a document whose password you do not have.

  • Remove a password from a file you can open
  • Lift restrictions on printing and copying
  • Keep the locked original if you still need it

This tool runs entirely inside your browser tab. The file never leaves your machine, there is nothing to sign up for, and nothing you download carries a watermark.

Questions

About this tool.

Can it open a file whose password I do not know?
No. Unlock removes protection you are already entitled to remove. It is not a way into a document you are locked out of.
What if the file opens but will not print?
Then only the advisory permission bits are set and no password is needed. Unlock lifts them.
Does the original change?
No. You get a new, unlocked copy, and can keep the locked original if you still need it.
Is the password sent anywhere?
No. The file is decrypted in this browser tab, so neither it nor the password leaves your machine.

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