---
description: Detailed reviews on PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages thanks to GetApp United Arab Emirates. Compare PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software with similar products.
image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png
title: PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp UAE 2026
---

Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)](/directory/3888/cloud-access-security-broker-casb/software) > [PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software](/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software)

# PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software

Canonical: https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software

> Offline PDF unlocker that clears permission locks and brings back a password you set on your own files, in batch.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

-----

## Overview

### Key benefits of PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software

\- Regain access to your own archive. PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software brings back an open password you set and forgot, starting with a wordlist of likely words and moving on to character masks, so a personal statement or an old scanned form becomes readable again on the same PC. Short, human passwords on older files are the realistic case.
- Print, copy and fill in documents you are entitled to use. A PDF that opens but blocks printing, copying or editing loses those owner restrictions in seconds through the bundled qpdf engine, and the PDF unlocker needs no password for that step. A form locked against changes can then be annotated or typed into in your usual reader.
- Keep confidential files private. Contracts, tax returns and medical records never leave the computer. Teams that used to unlock PDF files through online services, which may keep a copy on their servers, do the same work on a desktop PDF unlocker that sends nothing out.
- Clear a backlog in one pass. Batch mode accepts single files, a selection or a whole folder, then processes each PDF in turn without supervision, so a shelf of archived exports is done in one run instead of one at a time. Drag and drop, Add Files and Add Folder all feed the same queue.
- Spend less time waiting. With a graphics card in the machine, password recovery runs on the GPU at far higher throughput. On a PC without a compatible GPU, the PDF unlocker falls back to the processor for dictionary passwords and shows an estimate of how long recovery will take. Removing restrictions never depends on the GPU.
- Avoid false hope and wasted hours. The app is open about limits. Older RC4 and AES-128 files give up everyday passwords quickly, but a long random password on PDF 2.0 with AES-256 relies on a slow key derivation step, so it is not realistic and is not promised. Knowing this up front helps you decide which files are worth the wait.
- Know the status of every file. A background indicator marks each document as simple (a restriction job) or hard (encrypted) and reports progress per file, which tells you where attention is needed and which files are already finished. You can keep working in other programs while the queue runs.
- Keep the document as it was. The output is your original PDF without protection, not a re-rendered copy, so text stays selectable and fonts, images and layout match what you had. No watermark or branding is stamped on the pages.
- Stop retyping a known password. If you remember it, you can remove the PDF password once and keep a copy that opens directly from then on, which saves time on files you open often, such as a statement you check each month.
- Deploy with nothing extra. It is a small Windows 10 and 11 app with the qpdf and hashcat engines bundled inside, so there is nothing else to install. It is available in English and Russian, with no account, no sign-up and no server component for IT to maintain.
- Budget the way the work needs. A lifetime license is a single payment, a monthly plan suits a one-off cleanup, and the app runs on your own PC as often as required, from a single file to a full archive of protected exports.
- Pay only after proof. The free trial goes through the full job, shows a preview of the result and displays the recovered password masked, so a buyer sees the PDF unlocker work on real files before a license reveals the password and enables Save.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: SoftOrbits

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: $49.99
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software is available as a lifetime license for $49.99 paid once, a 1-year license for $29.99, or a monthly plan for $19.99 for a one-off cleanup. Every plan unlocks the same product: batch removal of print, copy and edit restrictions from your own PDFs, recovery of a forgotten open password with GPU acceleration, and saving unlocked copies with the original layout.

The free trial runs the whole job: restrictions are removed, a recovered password is found and the first pages are previewed in a popup, with the password shown masked. A license reveals the password and enables saving. Long random passwords on AES-256 may not be recoverable. Windows 10 and 11, works offline.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English, Russian
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- Audit Planning
- Compliance Management

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base Software
- 24/7 (Live rep)

## Category

- [Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/3888/cloud-access-security-broker-casb/software)

## Related Categories

- [Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/3888/cloud-access-security-broker-casb/software)
- [Audit Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/470/audit-compliance/software)
- [PDF Editor Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/3776/pdf-editor/software)

## Alternatives

1. [TeamMate Audit](https://www.getapp.ae/software/119831/teammate-audit-management) — 4.3/5 (117 reviews)
2. [Greenlight Guru](https://www.getapp.ae/software/117855/greenlight-guru) — 4.4/5 (91 reviews)
3. [Mitti (by SafetyCulture)](https://www.getapp.ae/software/102403/iauditor) — 4.6/5 (356 reviews)
4. [360Learning](https://www.getapp.ae/software/100000/360learning) — 4.7/5 (517 reviews)
5. [Netwrix Auditor](https://www.getapp.ae/software/108743/netwrix-auditor) — 4.5/5 (212 reviews)

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| de | <https://www.getapp.de/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| de-AT | <https://www.getapp.at/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/all-software/a/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| es | <https://www.getapp.es/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| es-CL | <https://www.getapp.cl/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| es-CO | <https://www.getapp.com.co/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| es-MX | <https://www.getapp.com.mx/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| fr | <https://www.getapp.fr/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| fr-BE | <https://fr.getapp.be/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| fr-CA | <https://fr.getapp.ca/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| nl | <https://www.getapp.nl/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| nl-BE | <https://www.getapp.be/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| pt | <https://www.getapp.com.br/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |
| pt-PT | <https://www.getapp.pt/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software> |

-----

## Structured Data

<script type="application/ld+json">
  {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"name":null,"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":null,"addressRegion":null,"postalCode":null,"streetAddress":null},"description":"Review, Compare, and Evaluate small business software. GetApp UAE has software offers, SaaS and Cloud Apps, independent evaluations, and reviews.","email":"info@getapp.ae","url":"https://www.getapp.ae/","logo":"https://dm-localsites-assets-prod.imgix.net/images/getapp/getapp-logo-light-mode-5f7ee07199c9b3b045bc654a55a2b9fa.svg","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.getapp.ae/#organization","parentOrganization":"G2.com, Inc.","sameAs":["https://twitter.com/getapp","https://www.facebook.com/GetAppcom","https://www.instagram.com/getappcom/","https://www.youtube.com/c/GetAppCom"]},{"name":"PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software","description":"You saved a PDF months ago, protected it with a password, and now the password is gone. Or a document you are cleared to use opens fine but refuses to print, copy or accept edits. PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software is a desktop PDF unlocker for exactly these cases. It runs on a Windows PC, handles files you own or are authorized to open, and never sends them to a web service.\n\n📂 Situations it was built for\n- A supplier form arrived locked against changes, and you have to fill it in before the deadline.\n- A quarterly summary you are entitled to use cannot be printed for the board pack.\n- An archive folder holds hundreds of old scans, and every one of them carries the same copy restriction.\n- A personal bank statement or medical record was protected years ago with a password nobody wrote down.\n- You still know the password, yet typing it on every open slows you down, so you want to remove the PDF password from your own copy.\n\n🔍 What the app does after you press Start\nIt looks at how each file is protected. An owner or permissions lock, the kind that only limits printing, copying and editing, is cleared by the qpdf engine in seconds with no password at all. If the file needs an open password, the PDF unlocker switches to recovery and runs a wordlist of likely passwords, then character masks that follow how people really pick them. A graphics card speeds this up a lot. On a PC without a compatible GPU, the processor handles dictionary passwords and the app shows an estimate of how long it will take.\n\nBe realistic about strength. Older files with RC4 or AES-128 give up human passwords quickly. Newer PDF 2.0 files use AES-256 with a slow key derivation step, so a long random password there can take years, and the app will not promise it.\n\n🔰 How to start\n1. Download and install the app on Windows 10 or 11. Choose English or Russian for the interface.\n2. Add one PDF, several files or a full folder by dragging them in or using the Add buttons.\n3. Click Start and leave it to work. Progress runs in the background for every file.\n4. Read the result per document: simple for a restriction job, hard for an encrypted one.\n5. Save the unlocked copy to a folder of your choice and open it from File Explorer.\n\n✅ Who it is for\nAdmin and office staff with documents they are permitted to print or copy, freelancers tidying up their own exported invoices, small business owners with an archive of protected scans, and anyone locked out of a personal file they created. For IT, the draw is that it is a Windows PDF unlocker with no server part and no cloud step.\n\n❓ FAQ\nHow do I remove password protection from PDFs? Load the files and press Start. Restrictions disappear right away, and an open password is recovered when it is realistic. The saved copy has no protection left.\nHow do I unlock a PDF for free? The trial costs nothing and goes through the whole process, so you see whether your file can be opened before paying. Saving the result needs a license.\nWill the document look different afterwards? No. The file is not re-rendered, so text stays selectable and the fonts, images and page layout are unchanged.\nIs a fast PC required? No. The PDF unlocker runs on an ordinary Windows machine. A GPU only makes recovery of open passwords faster, and lifting restrictions never needs one.\n\nℹ️ Free trial version: full processing, a preview of the result in a popup window and the found password displayed masked. Buying a license reveals the password and turns on Save. No sign-up, no watermark, no monthly fee.","image":"https://images.g2crowd.com/display-layer-screenshots/2116074/00b86618-066c-46a1-8171-b0d73b933d20-ppr-v2-list.png","url":"https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software","@type":"SoftwareApplication","@id":"https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software#software","applicationCategory":"BusinessApplication","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.getapp.ae/#organization"},"offers":{"price":"49.99","@type":"Offer","priceCurrency":"USD"},"operatingSystem":"Windows on premise, Linux on premise"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"name":"Home","position":1,"item":"/","@type":"ListItem"},{"name":"Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)","position":2,"item":"/directory/3888/cloud-access-security-broker-casb/software","@type":"ListItem"},{"name":"PDF Unlocker - PDF Password Remover Software","position":3,"item":"/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software","@type":"ListItem"}],"@id":"https://www.getapp.ae/software/2369093/pdf-unlocker-pdf-password-remover-software#breadcrumblist"}]}
</script>