

The process to unlock a PDF once you’ve forgotten its password is the same: The offline version of Smallpdf is currently available for Windows and Mac users. Although our site offers a secure environment for file processing, we understand our users’ concerns and the desktop app removes the upload step altogether.Ī free trial is needed to get it, which can be done directly from the download page.

We added this software in late 2017 as a means for those who cannot or do not wish to upload their files online. If so, the Smallpd Desktop app is to come to the rescue. They are only available long enough to guarantee you have time to download or share your files once you are done working on them. We can assure that your files are never read, analyzed or downloaded, and we always delete them an hour after processing, with the exception of eSign requests that remain available for up to 14 days. Our site uses SSL encryption to ensure the utmost security for you and your information while using our services. Smallpdf transfers files for all of our tools via a super secure connection. Be sure to remember your new password (or write it down somewhere secure), as our Protect tool encrypts your files so strongly that not even the Smallpdf password unlocker can decrypt it!įor the best result, do go for a password length of more than eight characters, with a few special characters thrown in as well. As we don’t want to meddle, we don’t store or save your chosen password. Of course! To secure a password protected PDF file, you can go to the Protect PDF tool, upload the document again, and we will encrypt it with a robust password. Those that are heavily encrypted, such as with our protect tool, will unfortunately require the password to unlock. It should be noted that this tool cannot recover forgotten PDF passwords or unlock all files.

Provided it hasn’t also been secured against editing, you may also modify the copy of your PDF documents, in whichever way you’d like. The password lock will be stripped away instantly, granting you the ability to view and edit your PDF file.
