Remove a password from a PDF you're allowed to open.
Remove a password from a PDF you're allowed to open. Unlock PDF runs entirely in your web browser, so your file is processed on your own device and is never uploaded to MyPDFMate.
Answers to the questions people ask most about using Unlock PDF.
Open Unlock PDF on MyPDFMate, upload the file, type its current password and click Unlock PDF. You'll download a copy that opens without a password.
No. Unlock PDF needs the correct password. It's for files you're allowed to open, like bank statements or payslips sent with a known password, and it doesn't crack unknown passwords.
Yes. No sign-up, no watermark and no limit.
With MyPDFMate, yes. Decryption happens in your browser, so neither your file nor your password is ever sent to a server.
Yes. Once you enter the password, the unlocked copy has no password and no permission restrictions.
The e-Aadhaar password is the first four letters of your name in capitals followed by your year of birth, for example RAHU1990. Enter it in Unlock PDF to save a copy without the password.
Use Unlock PDF in any browser. It's free and needs only the file's current password.
Open the PDF in Chrome and enter the password, then press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac), set Destination to Save as PDF and save. The new copy opens without a password. Unlock PDF does the same in one step.
Open the PDF in Preview with the password, choose File → Export as PDF and save without encryption, or use Unlock PDF in Safari.
Open Unlock PDF in Safari, pick the file from Files, enter the password and save the unlocked copy.
Unlocking creates a new copy of the document, so a certificate-based digital signature may no longer validate. Keep the original if the signature matters.
Yes. Use Protect PDF to encrypt the file with a new password.