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How to Remove Password Protection from PDF
For increased security, it's common for PDF files to be protected by passwords. If PDF files are password-protected, you can prevent them from being opened, edited, and printed without the proper authorization. In this article, we'll cover four efficient descriptions for how to remove password from PDF file. PDFelement is the most recommended tool to do this because it can help you do the task quickly and easily. Please note that it is illegal to remove the open password without the correct authorization.
- Solution 1: Remove PDF Password with PDFelement
- Solution 2: Remove PDF Password with PDF Password Remover
- Solution 3: Remove PDF Password with Google Chrome
- Solution 4: Remove PDF Password with Adobe Reader
- Solution 5: Remove PDF Password with Google Drive
- Solution 6: Remove PDF Password with HiPDF
Remove Password Protection from PDF
The PDF password remover tool - PDFelement has a powerful, yet intuitive interface which makes the password removal process simple. The good thing is that with PDFelement, it doesn't take many steps to remove password from PDF file, in the rare and frustrating circumstances that you forget the password.
Step 1: Load a Password Protected PDF
Launch PDFelement, then drag and drop a PDF file in the program window to open it. Or click "Open File..." to select the PDF you want to open.
If the PDF file is protected with an open password, you'll need to enter the open password before the file is opened.
Step 2: Begin to Remove Password Protection
If the PDF file is protected with a permission password, then click the "Enable Editing" button to get editing permissions. This is the first step to remove password protection.
Step 3: Remove Password Protection
Go to the "Protect" tab, and click on the "Password" button. You can deselect the open password or permission password option to remove password restrictions from your PDF document. If you want to edit PDF documents, you are also able to do so with PDFelement, including the text, comment, pages, or forms, etc.
How to Remove Password from PDF File
In the rare instance, you need to remove a password from PDF files because you don't have access to the correct password, you can do so using PDF Password Remover. This is one of the best methods to remove password from PDF files because it removes protections as well as restrictions on editing, printing, and copying. Here is the PDF password remover free download.
Step 1: Import PDF Files
You can import up to 200 PDF files at a time! To import the PDF files, click the icon in the middle of the interface. If you want to upload files in batches, you can click the folder icon and import all files within the folder. You can also use the drag and drop option to import the encrypted files.
Step 2: Remove PDF Password
There are two things to note here: when no lock icon appears on the PDF item bar, then the PDF is protected from editing, copying, and printing only. Click the "Start" button to remove these restrictions. On the other hand, if there is a lock icon that appears, then the PDF has an open password, which prevents the file from being opened. You'll need to enter the password first to unlock the PDF file before you click on the "Start" button.
How to Remove Password from PDF Online
If you do not have a program installed to remove passwords from PDF documents, then Google Chrome is an excellent alternative to remove password protection from a PDF file.
Step 1. Open a PDF with Password in Google Chrome
Make sure you install the latest version of Google Chrome. Then drag and drop the password-protected PDF into the Chrome tab to open it.
Step 2. Delete Password from PDF
Use the "Print" option in Chrome to print the password-protected PDF file to a PDF. This is the most important step when you are trying to learn how to remove a password from PDF files without software.
Step 3. Save the PDF without Password
You can save the PDF file without password protection using the "Save" button. You can find this newly saved PDF file in your local drive.
Remove Password from PDF using Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat Pro also supports the ability to remove password protection from Adobe PDFs. Here are the two required steps.
Step 1: Open a PDF in Adobe
Install Adobe Acrobat Pro and open your password-protected PDF file in the program. Go to "File" > "Properties" or you can click "Permission Details" in the left panel.
Step 2: Delete Password from PDF
In the "Security" tab, select "No Security" in the "Security Method" drop-down menu to remove the password. Then you can save the PDF without password protection.
How to Remove Password Protection from PDF
Google Drive can also help you remove password from PDF file; here are the easy steps for you.
Step 1: Upload PDF in Google Drive
Upload the password-protected PDF in your Google Drive account.
Step 2: Remove Password from PDF Document
Right-click the PDF file to choose "Open With" > "Google Docs".
Step 3: Resave PDF Document
Once it is opened, you can click the "File" > "Download" > "PDF document (.PDF)" button to resave it on your computer, the newly saved PDF file does not have password protection. However, when the PDF file is opened by Google Docs, the layout of your file may be changed, so the best tool for you to remove password protection from PDF is still PDFelement.
Remove Password Security from PDF
HiPDF is an online tool that can help you remove password from PDF online as well. Let's check out the easy steps as below:
Step 1: Upload PDF in HiPDF
Go to the HiPDF - Online PDF Password Remover page to upload your PDF file.
Step 2: Enter the Password
Enter the correct password of your PDF document on the page.
Step 3: Download PDF Document
Click the "Unlock" button, and it will remove the password from the file. Then click the "Download" button to download and save the new PDF file without a password in your local drive, or you can choose to share the PDF document directly.
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Elise Williams
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