How to Remove Password from PDF (4 Foolproof Methods)

A password is a great tool to protect your PDF from being opened, copied, edited, printed, and more. However, in many cases, you may need to remove the PDF passwords. To remove passwords from PDF, you need to use one correct tool. There are too many tools in the market, it is not easy to pick the tool you need. So, in this article, you will learn 4 easy and effective methods to help you remove passwords from PDFs. Read on to find more.

How to Remove a Password from a PDF File with aJoysoft

aJoysoft PDF Password Remover is a lightweight security tool that removes PDF passwords. This PDF Password Remover we'll introduce today lets you import and decrypt up to 200 PDFs in bulk, boosting your productivity. It can help you remove the permission password if you do not have the password and remove the open password if you have the correct password. Follow the steps below to remove password protection from a locked PDF securely:

Step 1: Upload PDF Files

Click "Add Files" or use the quicker drag-and-drop approach to import your PDF files. Since batch decryption is supported, you may import as many files as you need to decrypt in a single session. This is the first step to removing unknown passwords from PDFs.

Step 2: Remove Permission Password from PDF Without Knowing the Password

If your PDF does not have an Open or User password, aJoysoft will not display a lock symbol next to the file. Simply clicking "Remove Password" will remove all limitations and enable you to print, modify, and copy the document's contents.

Step 3: Remove Open Password from PDF With Password

If your PDF is an open password protect PDF, you'll see the padlock symbol. To unlock the open password, click the lock symbol and enter the password in the pop-up box.

Click "Remove Password" to remove all limitations. When asked, pick a folder to store unlocked imports.

Note: A simple file removal mechanism for security-conscious users guarantees sensitive files aren't left in the queue. To remove the PDF file queue, right-click any document and choose "Remove" or "Clear All."

How to Remove Security from PDF with UPDF

UPDF is a premium PDF editor that can also help you remove open passwords and permission passwords if you know the password. Its attractive UI and design features and robust functionalities make it ideal for both professional and personal usage. This resource-light application can handle massive processes quickly and includes features like: (You can click the below button and check all features with us together)

• Full editing control on the texts, links, and images
• Robust tools for PDF annotations, including text boxes, sticky notes, highlights, underlining, stamps, signatures, etc.
• Friendly PDF reader with multiple reading modes. It also supports opening multiple PDFs at once time.
• UPDF also supports converting PDF to other file formats.
• You can add passwords to PDFs to ensure the security of your documents.
• UPDF AI helps you summarize, translate, explain, rewrite, write, chat, and more.

To know more about UPDF, you can read this UPDF review article from Howtogeek and watch the below review video.

UPDF allows you to remove passwords from PDF if you know the password. You can follow the below guide to remove PDF password with UPDF.

Step 1. Open the Protected PDF

Run UPDF and you will see there is an "Open File" button on the main interface. Click on it and select the PDF file you want to open. If it has an open password, it will ask you to enter the open password.

Then click the "Protect Using Password" icon on the right sidebar.

Step 2. Unprotect PDF

If you want to unprotect PDF, you can choose the "Remove Security" option. Then UPDF will ask you if are you sure to remove security, click "Remove".

Then you need to enter the password, and click "Unlock". This is how you use UPDF to remove password protection from PDF.

It is super easy to remove PDF passwords with UPDF. Just click the below button to download UPDF and start using it.

How to Remove Password Protection from PDF in Chrome

You may not want to use the desktop software to remove the PDF password. For this case, if you have the password, you can use Chrome to remove it by following the below steps:

Step 1: Open the protected PDF on Google Chrome. If the PDF has no printing constraints, this method will work. You can open it by dragging the PDF file into Chrome or you can right-click the PDF document and then choose "Open with > Google Chrome".

Step 2: Click the "Print" icon on the top right corner, or you can press "Ctrl + P" on Windows, and "Command + P" on Mac.

Step 3: Now you can save the PDF without a password. Click the "Change" button under Destination and select "Save as PDF", finally, click "Save". This will help you save a new PDF document that includes the same information but without passwords.

Note: This method will only work if there are no printing limitations on the PDF. And if the PDF contains an open password, it must be entered first.

How to Remove Security from PDF with Google Drive

If you have Google Drive, you can also use it to remove password from PDF with the below guide.

Step 1: Upload the encrypted PDF by clicking "My Drive" > "File upload". Select the PDF file and upload it to Google Drive.

Step 2: Right-click the PDF and choose "Open with" > "Google Docs". Opening PDF with Google Docs can help you create a new document without a password.

Step 3: Then you need to go to "File" > "Download" > "PDF Document(.PDF)". This is for you to save a duplicated PDF document without a password.

Also Read: How To Print Password Protected PDF?

Conclusion

If your PDF has a password that prohibits opening, copying, editing, and printing, you can use any method above to remove the password from the PDF. However, suppose you still do not know which method to use. In that case, we recommend you to use aJoysoft PDF Password Remover, if you do not have a password for permission password-protected PDF, and UPDF if you have a password for open or permission password! And what we want to say further is UPDF as it is really powerful. It can not only remove PDF passwords, but also edit PDFs, convert PDFs, annotate PDFs, summarize PDFs, and more. Why not download UPDF via the below button to have a try?