Bank statements, credit card bills and even digital documents from the government are password protected. While it is important to secure your sensitive PDF files to prevent unauthorized access, sometimes you need to remove the password from a PDF file to make it easy to share. You don’t need a paid PDF editor to do so. Read along to learn the best ways to remove passwords from PDF for free.
Whenever you open such PDF files, they will ask for a password to access the content. If you need to open a particular PDF file often in your workflow, remove the password entirely. You also need to unlock the PDF if you plan to share it with a closed group or only trusted contacts.
1. Remove password protection from PDF with Google Chrome
If you don’t trust a web-based solution with your private PDFs, use the Google Chrome desktop browser to remove the password. It’s an effective free method to remove password from PDF.
We will be using Google Chrome for Mac in the screenshots below. You can do the same on Google Chrome for Windows.
Step 1: Select your PDF file from Finder or File Explorer menu. Right click on the PDF file and open it in Google Chrome.
Step 2: Enter the password to unlock. Click the print icon in the top right corner.
Step 3: Expand the destination and select ‘Save as PDF.’ Click Save.
Google Chrome comes with limited PDF editing options. We recommend using a dedicated PDF editor to edit your unlocked files.
2. Remove password from PDF for free on Mac
The default Preview app is pretty feature-rich on Mac. You can use it to remove password protection from PDF files. Follow the steps below to make changes.
Step 1: Open the locked PDF in Preview on Mac. Enter the password to unlock.
Step 2: Click File at the top and open Edit Permissions.
Step 3: Enable the check mark next to ‘Print’, ‘Copy Text or Graphics’, ‘Insert, Delete or Rotate Page’, ‘Add Caption or Signature’ and ‘Fill in Existing Form Fields’. Click Apply. Close Preview by clicking the x.
Step 4: Your PDF is now unlocked and ready to share.
If the Preview app isn’t working, check out our dedicated guide for troubleshooting.
3. Remove PDF password for free on iPhone
Have you received or downloaded a locked PDF file on your iPhone? You can easily remove the password using the default print menu. This is the way.
Step 1: Launch the Files app on your iPhone. Open a locked PDF file. Enter the password to unlock.
Step 2: Click the Share icon at the bottom and select Print.
Step 3: Enter the same password to unlock print on iPhone.
Step 4: Tap the Share icon at the top and select ‘Save to file’.
Step 5: Rename your PDF, assign tags if necessary, and hit Save.
4. Remove PDF password for free on Android
You can also remove PDF password on your Android phone. Follow the steps below to make changes.
Step 1: Open the PDF file on Android. Enter the password to unlock. Tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
Step 2: Select Print.
Step 3: Expand the printer menu and select Save as PDF. Click PDF.
Step 4: Select the destination folder, rename the file and press Save.
5. Remove PDF Password Online
As we mentioned, you can easily remove the password from a PDF file without Adobe Acrobat or any specialized PDF software on Mac and Windows. There is no shortage of PDF tools on the web. These PDF editors offer password removal for free. SmallPDF is one such web-based software to unlock PDF.
Note: When you use the web tool, you upload your PDF file to the company’s server. You need to be careful and ignore such tools if you have PDF files containing sensitive information.
Our way, use the steps below to remove password from PDF for free.
Step 1: Access SmallPDF on the web using the link below.
Step 2: Click Tools at the top and select Unlock PDF.
Step 3: Select Choose File and upload your PDF.
Step 4: Click Unlock PDF.
Step 5: Enter PDF password. Click Unlock.
Step 6: SmallPDF unlocks the PDF and shows a preview of the file. You can edit and organize the PDF, compress it and even add a signature.
Step 7: Click Download to save the PDF file on your desktop.
Now you can easily share unlocked PDF files with others.
You cannot remove password protection from a PDF file without a password. After all, there is a reason why users secure their PDF files in the first place. What is your preferred method to remove a password from a PDF? Share it in the comments below.
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