Unlock PDF, remove the password
Remove the password from a PDF when you already know it, so you can share an unlocked copy. This tool runs on our server, not in your browser.
Drop your files
Server-side processing (necessary for this tool). File deleted right after we send back the result.
Why this tool needs a server (and how we handle it)
- This tool needs a binary that doesn't run in browsers (Ghostscript, qpdf, LibreOffice, or Tesseract).
- Your file is processed in an isolated tmpdir per request, on our own server: a VPS in Mumbai, India.
- We delete the tmpdir immediately after the response is sent. A cron backstop clears anything left within an hour (for example after a crash).
- The disk is not encrypted at rest; the file only exists on it for the seconds it takes to process, then is deleted.
- No logging of file contents. No human review. Never used for training, never shared, never kept.
- Sent over HTTPS (TLS), with HSTS preload and a strict CSP enforced.
How to unlock pdf
Three steps. Start to finish in under a minute.
Drop your PDF and enter its password
Upload the locked PDF and type the password you already have. Both are sent to our server over HTTPS.
We remove the password with qpdf
The server decrypts the file and writes an unlocked copy.
Download the unlocked PDF
Your file and password are gone from the server right after we send the result back.
Why use LovedPDF for unlock pdf
Password handled in memory
Your password is used for the decryption, then discarded. Never logged.
Compatible output
The output PDF is fully unlocked and opens without prompts in any viewer.
Honest about the server
We name where it runs (Mumbai, India), send over HTTPS, delete right after. No training.