![]() ![]() ![]() If the PDF’s forgotten password is up to 4 digits, it can take an hour to decrypt. ![]() If the PDF’s forgotten password is up to 3 digits, this app can decrypt and unlock it in under a minute.In my testing, the app seems to take the following time (under default settings) to decrypt and unlock a locked PDF whose password you don’t know: The unlocked PDF is saved at the chosen location (by default, it’s the Cisdem PDF Password Remover folder inside Mac’s Documents folder). Here is how to decrypt a locked PDF whose password you have forgotten:ġ) Download, install, and open PDF Password Remover.Ģ) Drag and drop the locked PDF or click Add Files and choose the locked PDF.ģ) Click the red lock and gear icon next to the PDF.ĥ) Take a guess of how long the PDF’s password is and set the max value.ħ) Once that’s done, click Remove > Continue (if you’re on the free version, which lets you export half of the PDF up to 3 pages). I extensively tested the free version of the app, and it works but with some challenges (mentioned below). If nothing above works for you, you can try an app called PDF Password Remover by cisdem. In the email, there are clear directions on how to open it. For example, whenever I request my bank’s statement, it’s sent via a password-protected PDF to my email. ![]() In most cases, I suggest going back to the source of the locked PDF and seeing the guidelines there. In these situations, you’re pretty much locked out! But there can be situations when you just forgot or lost the PDF’s password. Up to now, you have seen how to remove a password from a PDF when you know the password. How to remove password from PDF on Mac if you don’t know the password Use iLovePDF to unlock the PDFīesides the above offline options, you can also use iLovePDF to unlock a password-protected PDF.ġ) Visit the Unlock PDF page on .Ģ) Drag and drop the locked PDF here or click Select PDF File and choose from your Finder folder.Ĥ) When asked, enter the PDF’s password and click Send.ĥ) Finally, click Download unlocked PDFs. Here’s how:ġ) Drag and drop a locked PDF onto the Google Chrome screen or press Command + O to open a locked PDF.Ģ) Type the PDF’s password and click Submit.ģ) Click the print icon from the top right or press Command + P.Ĥ) With Save as PDF checked, click Save > Save to get the PDF file without its password. Like Safari, you can also use Google Chrome to remove the password from a PDF. Use Safariįollow these steps to remove the password from a PDF using the Safari browser:ġ) Open Safari on your Mac and press Command + O.Ģ) Select the password-protected PDF and click Open.ĥ) Click the PDF dropbox and choose Save as PDF.Ħ) Give any desired name, choose a location, and click Save to have the password-less PDF. When you’re happy with the name and have unchecked Encrypt, you can click the blue Save button. After step 3, make sure to rename the file and also ensure the Encrypt option is unchecked. Note: The steps slightly differ if you’re on an older version of macOS. But in many cases, the print option should work just fine (we use the same trick in the next two methods below). Therefore we illustrated a slightly lengthier process. But in a few rare cases, the PDF you export using this method may not allow you to select the text, etc. Important: In step 3 above, you can also choose Print > click PDF and choose Save as PDF > Save. After that, click Apply.Ħ) Optional: You can set a different name and choose a location.ħ) Finally, click Save to export the unlocked PDF with no password. To do this, double-click a PDF file or right-click on its name > Open With > Preview.Ģ) Enter the PDF’s password and press the enter key.ģ) From the top menu bar, click File > Export.ĥ) Under Owner Password, enter the PDF’s password. Here’s how to remove the password from a PDF on Mac in macOS Monterey and later:ġ) Open the PDF in Preview. Use any of the following four methods to delete a PDF’s password and save it as a regular, password-free PDF. 2.1) Important points How to remove password from PDF on Mac (if you know the password) ![]()
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