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Unlock a PDF and save a copy that opens without a password
iEdit unlocks a PDF on your iPhone, iPad or Android device when you know its password: enter it once and a copy that opens without a password, and without printing or copying restrictions, is saved to My files. The locked original is left as it is.
Overview
Pick a protected PDF and iEdit asks for its password. Type it once and a new copy is saved that opens freely in any reader, with restrictions on printing, copying and editing lifted as well. The pages themselves are copied without change: text stays selectable and searchable, links keep working and form fields survive. The locked original stays untouched in My files, so you can keep it for sending and the unlocked copy for yourself.
Unlocking is the other half of the Lock PDF tool: open a protected file in it and tap Unlock PDF. A PDF that has only a permissions password, the kind that opens but blocks printing or copying, needs that permissions password to lift the restrictions. iEdit does not guess, crack or bypass passwords; without the right one a PDF stays locked. Enter it correctly and the copy is written in moments, however long the document is.
It is for the statements a bank protects with your date of birth, the payslips HR sends with a password, forms you locked yourself and now need to merge or compress, and shared files whose restrictions stop you printing. Removing protection is done on your device: the password and the file are never sent anywhere, and the tool works offline. Once unlocked, every other PDF tool in iEdit can work on the copy.
Why people use it
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One password, one tap
Enter the password you know and a freely opening copy is saved.
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Restrictions lifted too
Printing, copying and editing limits are removed along with the open password.
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Original stays locked
The protected file is left as it is; the unlocked copy is new.
How to use Unlock PDF in iEdit
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Open iEdit, tap All Document Tools on the Scan tab and choose Lock PDF.
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Pick the protected PDF; iEdit detects the protection and offers Unlock PDF.
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Enter the password to open, or the permissions password for a restricted file.
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Tap Remove protection and find the unlocked copy in My files.
Frequently asked questions
Can iEdit unlock a PDF if I have forgotten the password?
No. iEdit removes protection only when you enter the correct password; it does not crack, guess or bypass passwords. If a file is protected by a permissions password alone, that password is needed to lift the restrictions. Ask the sender for the password if you do not have it.
Is the password or the PDF uploaded to unlock it?
No. Unlocking happens on your iPhone, iPad or Android device, so the password and the document never leave it. No account is needed, there are no analytics, and the tool works without an internet connection.
Is unlocking a PDF free in iEdit?
Yes. Removing a password or restrictions is free, and the unlocked copy is saved to My files at no cost. Sharing it with another app or saving it to Files is part of iEdit Premium, an optional monthly subscription with a 3-day free trial.
Try Unlock PDF in iEdit
Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.