How to Remove PDF Password: A Complete Guide

how to remove password from PDF how to unlock PDF [Music] you've probably seen all those videos on YouTube that go something like this if you don't want to enter a password each time you open your PDF open it in Adobe or Google Chrome enter your password send the file to print and then save it and you'll get a new file now without password doesn't this sound like a joke people wanting to unlock a PDF are not the ones who created the file and protected it with a password so the question is how to remove password from PDF when one does not have it or know it and wants to open or print that PDF but okay I'll try to be less antagonistic and let's explore the topic of how to unlock password protected PDFs and by the way in this instance it could be really useful to watch our review of 10 best PDF editor apps linked here when you know the password this is just a quick walkthrough when you have a password protected PDF and you know it or you can ask your mate or work colleague the password passwords are set by users in PDF viewer and or editor applications such as Adobe Acrobat and sometimes all the versions called Adobe Reader which is the most widely used especially in working corporate environments I I have Adobe Acrobat DC version 2 and it has capabilities to create edit comment sign share files and I have a PDF file with a password as an example so here's what you do open a file enter a password go to tools listed here on the right to or locate the tools tab here on top [Music] next home and find the protect section then go to either encrypt or more options above the document [Music] in the second one go to Security Options and in the security method field go to change settings and there you may uncheck the Box above the password in Adobe it is called require a password to open a document then you can change it to require a password only to edit or print the document similarly go to encrypt and then remove security confirm and that's it if you use any other PDF viewer app it will be about the same for example PDF Exchange open your file with the password look at the tools find protect and view the options [Applause] [Music] it will be on the security properties the windows similar to Adobe Acrobat with the document security method and you have to click the change settings button next to it select no security and confirm basically in any software you just look for security protection tabs or similar tools and you'll find it there alternatively you can shortcut the process if you'd like to save a PDF to your device for example you get a document from a M8 and you want to save it without the password but you do not have a PDF editing software installed this is usually referred to as the print method all you need for this is first the password of course and a web browser I'm 100 sure you have the letter at least so drag the PDF into a browser it will open in a new tab click the print icon and in the destination field select save as PDF and click save foreign once you save it as a new file it will no longer require a password to access it without knowing the password of course the main question Still Remains can I open a PDF if I don't have the password the short answer would be it is quite hard but still possible let's explore so in a situation when you'd like to crack a PDF what do you do write you search for some software some special utility or a tool that is able to execute the task as with any other software we have two options online and desktop online there are various utilities that can decrypt files including erasing passwords however the problem is that despite all of them claiming to be able to unlock PDFs still require an original password in the first place this is misleading here's an example a tool from small co2s [Music] popular for grammar and plagiarism checks I click unlock and it asks for a password [Music] or here's another one by AV PDF [Music] please enter your file password to unlock this is ridiculous if I knew it I would not be here on your website I'm blowning a document luckily I've managed to find three online tools that really work and actually unlock documents they're all straightforward by the way you basically have to click two buttons upload drag and unlock remove the first one is I love PDF check this out I am selecting my test PDF document and clicking unlock it is saved to my PC here I also see that this software has versions for Android iOS Mac and windows as well so I'll download the windows version to check it out later now I'm opening my saved pdf no password needed anymore easy peasy next one is PDF candy [Music] free online PDF converter with dozens of related tools such as edit merge convert to word or jpeg split rotate and unlock is what we need files and click unlock you'd have to wait a bit depending on password strength if successful download the file also I forgot to tell you before that such and line tools come with certain limitations and aren't always totally free and here's an example of this one download per hour and since I've used this utility a few moments ago that's my limit of course you can pay and go unlimited the other typical restriction is file size but the main fact is that PDF candy works it really removes password protection the third one is password recovery by lost my pass and here's the note about the maximum file size of 100 megabytes as mentioned I'm adding my document processing now and your password is recovered you've probably guessed my password already and here it is decrypted now this is also a proper caution for uh all users don't use password as a password or similar variations like one two three four this service also has password remover which is basically the same but with a reminder that a strong protection removal would be a paid option there are probably more such apps although three is enough to demonstrate perhaps find the links in description below desktop apps unfortunately here I have bad news desktop application for removing PDF passwords are a total failure I made this decision to structure the video based on two typical options with software online and desktop but when it came to testing the desktop apps for Windows in my case I had no luck in finding anyone at least one doing the task and it goes back to the misleading concept of so-called PDF password removers that requires a password to accept the file most online services are also like this but at least I've managed to find a few that can really go around the password and remove it one of those was I love PDFs so I was putting High Hopes on its Windows version but no unlock your PDF by entering a password thank you once again if I knew the password what would be the point of installing the separate software then I've tried a Joys after app the same Winamp the same wondershare app says info tools by McAfee amosoft app and about a dozen more apps it's all the same summary well this is it if you are a regular user like me you have not much Choice when it comes to removing password from PDF documents when you don't know the password I am still as frustrated as in the beginning of this research because of the misconception with these password removers at least I've managed to find three proper online services that fit the description and can do the job find the links below also when you try to unlock a password-protected digital document make sure it is legal and appropriate in your situation Corporation or work environment another risk to consider is confidentiality when you are using online services you upload documents to their servers for processing and who knows for how long they keep them and where those documents could end up again apologies if this video didn't give you many options and Analysis as we are used to do and strive for I am not going to assure you I have all the answers when I don't our views are honest and unbiased as I've repeated more than once or maybe I've done my home work poorly and there are more utilities that actually work when you don't have a password please enlighten me and the comments bye [Music]

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Length: 10min 57sec (657 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 19 2022