Remove the password from a PDF when you already know it, so you no longer have to type it every time. You can also keep the password and only remove a printing block.
By the ScoutMyTool team · Last reviewed 14 November 2026 · How we build our tools
Choose the PDF, type its current password and select Unlock PDF. You get the same document without the password. This only works when you know the password — it does not crack or bypass protection. The file is processed on our server and deleted straight away.
or drag and drop it here
Processed on our server over an encrypted connection, then deleted as soon as the result is sent back.
You must know the existing password — this tool decrypts, not cracks.
Fully unlock removes all protection. "Just allow printing" keeps a password to open the file but lifts the print restriction — enter the password to keep below.
Unlocking needs the correct password. If you have forgotten it, the tool cannot help — and you should only unlock documents you are entitled to open.
Choose “Keep the open password — just allow printing” to leave the file protected but lift a printing restriction.
No. You need the current password; the tool does not break encryption.
No. Only the protection is removed; pages, text and images are unchanged.
No. It is deleted from our server as soon as the unlocked file is sent back, and the password is not logged.
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On our server