Unlock a PDF with the password you already know, from bank statements to e-Aadhaar. No guessing, no upload: the file and password stay in your browser.
Processing stays in your browser.
Choose one PDF. RealScaner checks its protection, asks for the password only if one is needed, and saves an unlocked copy on this device.
This tool removes protection when you type the correct password. It never guesses, recovers, or cracks passwords, and the file and password never leave this browser.
Checked: the copy opens without a password.
This PDF contained a digital signature. Unlocking rewrites the file, so that signature will no longer validate. Keep the original if you need to prove the signature.
Practical guide
Unlocking a PDF here means saving a copy without its password, using the password you were given. RealScaner never guesses or cracks passwords, so it only works when you already have the right one.
Banks, employers, and utilities often protect statements, payslips, and bills with a password made from your details, such as part of your name or your date of birth. The sender sets the format, so check the email that delivered the file. UIDAI protects e-Aadhaar PDFs with the first four letters of your name in capitals followed by your year of birth.
An open password stops a PDF from opening at all, so you must type it to unlock the file. Some PDFs open freely but carry an owner password that blocks printing, copying, or editing. RealScaner can remove those restrictions only after you confirm you own the document or have permission.
The unlocked copy keeps the same text, images, links, forms, and bookmarks, because the file is decrypted rather than flattened. Digital signatures stop validating after any rewrite. Your original stays unchanged, and the new copy opens in Compress, Organize, or Merge PDF without errors.
Practical answers about privacy, formats, and output quality.
No. RealScaner never guesses, recovers, or cracks passwords. It removes protection only when you type the correct password. If you do not have it, ask the bank, employer, or office that sent the PDF.
No. The PDF and the password stay in this browser tab. The password is used once, cleared from the field, and never stored, logged, or included in analytics.
UIDAI protects e-Aadhaar PDFs with the first four letters of your name as printed on the card, in capital letters, followed by your year of birth, such as ABCD1990. Type it yourself; RealScaner does not fill it in.
Banks, employers, and utilities protect statements, payslips, and bills so only you can open them. The password is usually built from your own details, such as your name or date of birth. The sender sets the format, so check their email or message.
Some PDFs open without a password but block printing, copying, or editing with an owner password. RealScaner can remove those restrictions only after you confirm that you own the document or have permission to remove them.
No. The PDF is decrypted, not flattened, so text, images, links, forms, and bookmarks stay intact. A digital signature in the file will stop validating, and your original file is not changed.