# Remove Password — Remove a password from a PDF on Mac

Remove the password from a PDF you have the password for. Part of OneMacTools, 151 private tools in one native Mac app (macOS 26 or later); category: PDF. Runs on your Mac; nothing is uploaded.

Enter the current password once and save an unlocked copy, so you don't have to type it every time you open the file.

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## How to use it
1. **Add the PDF.** Drop the password-protected PDF onto Remove Password.
2. **Type the current password.** Enter the password you already use to open the file.
3. **Click Unlock.** An unlocked copy ending in “unlocked” is saved in a dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools.
4. **Use the copy.** It opens without a password, and other OneMacTools PDF tools can now work with it.

## Options
- **Password:** The password that currently opens the PDF. It's used once and never stored. If it's wrong, OneMacTools tells you which file it couldn't open.

## Tips
- Unlock bank statements and payslips once before archiving them, so you can search and open them later without hunting for each password.
- Unlock first whenever another PDF tool says a file is password-protected, then run that tool on the unlocked copy.
- If you drop several PDFs, they all need the same password. Unlock files with different passwords in separate runs.
- An unlocked copy can be opened by anyone who gets it, so keep it somewhere private or add a new password with Add Password before sharing.

## Questions
**How do I remove a password from a PDF on a Mac?**
Drop the PDF onto Remove Password, type the current password and click Unlock. You get a copy that opens without one.

**Can it remove a password I don't know?**
No. You need the current password. Remove Password saves an unlocked copy so you don't have to type it every time.

**Why does it say the password doesn't open the file?**
The password is wrong for that PDF. Check for capital letters, and for bank statements check the format the bank gave you, such as part of your name and date of birth.

**Can I merge or compress a protected PDF?**
Unlock it here first, then use the unlocked copy with Merge PDFs, Compress PDF or any other PDF tool.

**Is the original still protected?**
Yes. The original keeps its password; only the new copy is unlocked.