Enter the password for a protected PDF and download an unlocked copy that opens without one. Useful once a file has been shared and no longer needs a password, or before you combine, redact or compress it.
Choose the protected PDF, enter its password and unlock it.
A password protects a document while it is being shared. Once it has reached the right person, or once you hold the file for your own records, the password can get in the way. Protected files cannot always be combined, compressed or redacted until they are unlocked, and a forgotten password later is a real nuisance.
The unlocked copy opens without a password, which makes it easier to store, search and work with.
Some PDFs open freely but restrict printing or editing. Leave the password blank to process those too.
Unlock a document first, then combine, compress, redact or flatten it.
You download a new unlocked PDF, so the original protected file is not changed.
Every action is tied to the staff member who ran it and timestamped. Output files are automatically deleted after a set retention window, so you stay audit-ready without the file clutter.
No. It is for files you are authorised to open, and you need to know the current password. If you do not have it, ask the person who sent the file.
Leave the password field blank. Some PDFs only restrict printing or editing, and the tool accepts a blank password for those.
No. You download a new unlocked PDF and the original is untouched.
Only if you are comfortable with how the file will be stored and shared. You can lock the finished copy again with Password Protect PDF before it leaves the organisation.
Use Password Protect PDF, which lets you set an open password, an owner password and choose what recipients can do.
Access is controlled in Admin Tools. You decide which staff can use Document Tools.
Register your interest and we'll walk you through removing passwords and the other document tools your staff would actually use.