If you know any other way to remove password from PDF files, do share with us in the comments. It’s especially useful if you don’t interact with PDF files often, and therefore, you don’t have a dedicated PDF Reader or a PDF password remover tool installed. Honestly, I found this method to be much easier than using a dedicated PDF reader. Tip: You can follow the same steps in Opera and Microsoft Edge browser as well to remove password from a PDF file. In most cases, people don’t prevent printing rights (especially official companies), so this method should work in most cases. However, do keep in mind that this method will not work if the PDF file is not allowed to be printed. This new PDF file will not be password protected while still saving the PDF data in its original form. Now just click on the blue “Save” button and save the new PDF file on your PC.
Here select “Save as PDF” from the list of destinations.Ħ.
In the left panel, click on the “Change” button under the “Destination” section.ĥ. In the end it's always beneficial to both parties for the sake of development and progression. This will then cause some hacker somewhere to spend weeks trying to find an exploit that breaks the lock. Afterward, click on the “Print” button at the top-right corner.Ĥ. Adobe may come up with a more robust solution to protect those who really want their pdf's watertight. Enter the correct password to open up the PDF in Chrome.ģ.
You’ll be prompted to provide the password.