Remove restrictions
Remove owner-password restrictions from a PDF that block printing, copying or editing while the content is still readable. Runs entirely in your browser; your file is never uploaded. (A PDF that needs a password just to open requires Unlock PDF.)
Runs in your browserDrop files, paste, or click to browse
Files are processed in your browser — they never leave your device.
Add a file to continue.
How to remove restrictions
Remove owner-password restrictions from a PDF that block printing, copying or editing while the content is still readable. Runs entirely in your browser; your file is never uploaded. (A PDF that needs a password just to open requires Unlock PDF.) To use Remove restrictions: 1) add your file by dragging them in or clicking to browse, 2) set your security options, 3) download your result — done in seconds. It's free, needs no signup, and most tools run right in your browser so your files never leave your device.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Remove restrictions free to use?
- Yes. Remove restrictions is free to use. It's free, needs no signup, and most tools run right in your browser so your files never leave your device.
- Are my files safe and private?
- Completely. Remove restrictions processes your file directly in your browser, so it is never uploaded to any server.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Remove restrictions works in any modern web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android — nothing to install.