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Remove the password from a PDF you can open

Open the PDF with its password once, and 1Scanner saves a copy that opens without it. It can't remove a password you don't know. The file and the password stay in your browser.

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How to remove a password from a PDF

  1. Add the PDF and type its password.
  2. Choose to save a copy without the password.
  3. Download the copy; the original keeps its password.

Keep the password, change it or remove it

  • Anything else you do with a protected PDF — sign, compress, split — keeps its password.
  • You can save a copy without the password, or with a new one.
  • The password you type is kept only while the page is open.
Privacy

Unlock PDFs without uploading them or the password

  • Your files are opened and changed by your browser, on your device. They are never sent to our server or to anyone else.
  • No account, no sign-up, no email.
  • No ads, no analytics, no tracking scripts, and this site sets no cookies.
  • Signatures and stamps you add are kept only in this browser, so they are there next time; the browser may clear them.
  • Your original file never changes: every result is a new file that your browser downloads.

Details: 1Scanner Web Privacy Policy.

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Password protect PDF

A copy that asks for a password to open, with AES-256.

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To 200 KB, 1 MB or another limit up to 20 MB, with the real size shown first.

Merge PDF

PDFs and pictures into one file, in the order you choose.

Sign PDF

Your handwritten signature from a photo or drawn with a mouse or finger.

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1Scanner for Mac

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Remove PDF password: questions

How do I remove a password from a PDF?

Add the PDF, type its password once, and download a copy without the password.

Can I remove a password from a PDF without knowing it?

No. 1Scanner needs the password to open the PDF. It doesn't guess or crack passwords.

How do I permanently unlock a PDF with a password?

Save a copy without the password: that copy opens without asking, on any device.

Is it safe to unlock a PDF online?

Here neither the PDF nor its password is uploaded: your browser opens the file on your device.