Remove Password from PDF removes password encryption from a PDF you already have the password for — the direct counterpart to this site's Add Password to PDF tool, and built on exactly the same infrastructure. Both tools load the same WebAssembly build ofqpdf the first time either one is visited in a session, so if you've already used Add Password to PDF, Remove Password from PDF starts up instantly rather than fetching anything again.

This is deliberately not a recovery or password-cracking tool. It exists for the common, legitimate case of having encrypted a PDF yourself (or received one with a password you were given) and wanting an unencrypted copy back — for archiving, editing in another tool that can't handle encrypted files, or just because the password requirement is no longer needed. Provide the correct password and the encryption comes off cleanly; provide the wrong one and you'll get a clear, immediate error rather than a hang or a cryptic failure.

Before attempting removal at all, this tool checks whether the PDF is actually encrypted in the first place — submitting a PDF that was never password-protected returns a plain explanation of that fact instead of a confusing "wrong password" error for a password that was never required.

As with every processing step on this site, your file and the password you enter stay entirely within your browser's memory. Neither is ever transmitted over the network, and the unlocked file only leaves your device when you choose to download it.