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Unlock PDF with Password
Decrypt a PDF you own or are authorized to modify by entering its current opening password. The output keeps the original pages and dimensions.
Your files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded.
Your files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded.
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How to use
- Choose a password-protected PDF.
- Enter the current opening password; retries are manual and never automated.
- Unlock and download a PDF that opens without a password after validation.
Great for
- Removing a password before an approved workflow
- Preparing an authorized archive
- Editing a document in a compatible PDF editor
Private, local PDF processing
BrightTools reads the selected PDF in your browser and never uploads it. File contents, names and passwords are not sent to analytics. A shared 50 MB and 200-page safety limit keeps memory use predictable on phones and desktops.
Quality and validation
Compression renders each page at a bounded resolution, encodes it as JPEG and checks the real output bytes. Target-size pages use a finite coarse-to-fine search; they never delete pages or create blank or damaged PDFs. The result is reparsed to confirm page count and page dimensions before download.
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Good to know
Only known passwords are accepted. This tool does not crack passwords, run dictionaries or bypass access controls. Reader permissions may still apply after decryption.
Frequently asked questions
Can you recover a forgotten password?
No. Only a password you provide is tried, and every retry is manual.
What if the PDF has no password?
The tool detects that state and offers the original file directly.
Are unlocked PDFs uploaded?
No. Decryption and output validation run locally in your browser.
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