1. Use the Adobe Acrobat DC Pro to Secure or Remove Password from PDF Files
Adobe Acrobat is software used for viewing, signing, sharing, and printing PDF files. It is one of the best choices for viewing and editing your PDFs. You can easily find the protect option in Adobe Acrobat which allows you to add or remove passwords from PDFs. However, this tool is only available in the Adobe Acrobat DC Pro. You can also use the trial version or simply use any other method.
2. Using PDF2GO to Secure/Unsecure PDF Files with Passwords
Online sites are the best option for a quick workaround. You don’t need to download or install any application for one-time use. Simply upload the file, add the password or remove, and download it back to your system. There are many different sites that provide this tool. You can check other sites too, whichever you feel comfortable with. We will be using the PDF2GO site for demonstration in the below steps:
3. Using the Microsoft Word to Add or Remove Passwords to PDF Files
This method can help if you have no PDF reader on your system. You can simply use Microsoft Word to add or remove the password to PDF files. However, this method will convert your PDF file to a Word file which will make some graphical changes to your PDF file. It may not look exactly like the original PDF file that you have depending on the graphics of your PDF.
Advanced: Using the Browser to Remove Password from PDF
Now if you have no application that is used in the above methods, then you can simply use any browser. Almost all browsers can open the PDF file without any issues. You can open it in the browser and use the print feature to save it again with a different name without any password. Check the below step to see how it is done:
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