How to remove password protection from pdf? Step-by-Step Guide

Do you want to know how to remove password protection from pdf? As we all know PDFs are password-protected for security reasons. You might have confidential data in your document that you want to prevent from being opened or edited by someone without your permission.

However, there are times when you might not want to password-protect the PDF. This could be because the protection is no longer necessary and you find it inconvenient to enter the password repeatedly or you want to share the document with a larger audience without the hassle of a password.

In this article, we will know different ways- How to remove password protection from pdf?-

REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW THE PASSWORD

REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW THE PASSWORD
REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW THE PASSWORD

There can be rare incidences where you want to view the pdf which is password protected and you have forgotten the password. In this method, we will explore the ways of removing all the restrictions from the PDF. Follow along step-by-step for the resolution to such a problem-

  • Download and install PDF Password Remover for free from here.
  • Click on Add Files from the top left corner and select the encrypted PDF file from your system.
PDF Password Remover
  • After you have added the file, you will see either a lock or no lock on the item.
  • No Lock means that the PDF is protected from editing, printing, and copying only, and now you continue by clicking on the START button.
  • Lock means that the PDF has an open password which protects it from being opened. For this, we’ll need to enter the password to start the process of password removal from your PDF.

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USING GOOGLE DOCS

Yes, you heard it right! You can also use Google Docs to remove the PDF password from the password-protected files, which have weak encryption. Follow along step-by-step :

  • Upload the PDF in Google Docs.
  • Right-click on the password-protected PDF you just uploaded.
  • Click on Open with and then select Google Docs.
  • Now as the file is opened in Google Docs just re-save it to your system by “File” > “Download” > “PDF document (.PDF)”
  • The file saved to your system will not have the password protection.

USING GOOGLE CHROME

You can use your Chrome browser to remove password protection from pdf.

Note: This is approach will not work if you do not know the password and your file is protected from opening and printing.

For such scenarios, you can try the first method we already discussed.

Now follow along step by step –

  • Open your password-protected pdf with Google Chrome.
REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF USING GOOGLE CHROME
  • Click on the “Print” option from the top right corner.
  • “Save” the file.

USING ADOBE READER (with Password)

You can remove the password from a file using Adobe Acrobat PRO but you have to make sure you have the password for using this method to remove the password from a file-

  • Install Adobe Acrobat PRO.
  • Open your password-protected file in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
  • Now, Go to “File” > “Properties,” OR you can click “Permission Details” in the left panel.
  • Select “No Security” in the “Security Method” drop-down menu from the security tab to remove the password.
  • Now save the file.

REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF ONLINE

If you don’t want to install anything to your system and you want to remove the password from pdf online then you can achieve this by HiPDF. Follow along step by step –

  • Upload your password-protected file here.
REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF ONLINE
  • Enter the password to open it once and click on the “Unlock” button.
  • Now download the file. Your password is removed now.

REMOVE PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM PDF on MAC

  • Open the PDF file in Preview, and input the password to unlock it.
  • Go to File > Export as PDF.
  • Specify the destination where you want to save it.
  • Give the new file name for a password-free file.

On Final Note

We have discussed several methods by which you can easily remove the password from pdf. We discussed several types of encryptions and their respective methods to remove them. If you know the password, it becomes quite easy to remove the password from the password-protected file, else you need to take help from third-party tools as we already discussed in the above article. Hope this blog has helped you to understand and resolve your problem well. Stay tuned for more such amazing articles.

Happy Learning 🙂

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