how to remove pdf file password on Mac?

A faster way would be:

1. Right click the PDF file.

2. Open with Firefox (your web browser)

3. File - Print... (Apple + P)

4. PDF - Save as PDF...

This process did not work for my particular document. When in Preview, I was still prompted for the password. However, I did find a way using a similar method.

1. upload the document to google drive.
2. Open it online on google drive
3. Click the print icon on google drive
4. A print window will appear. In the print window click "Open PDF in preview" and save file on your computer
5. Open you document on you computer.
6. Your may edit your new document

1. Open the restricted file in Preview
2. Choose File: Save..., or print as pdf
3. Open the saved file in Adobe Reader or Preview

All of these posts mentioning special software look to me like advertisements for software no one needs. All you have to do is (a) rename the file in Preview or (b) print PDF from Preview, or (c in Preview press File/Export as PDF. All of these remove the need for a password.

If you have the password and just want to save it as an unlocked .pdf, just open the password protected file (with the password) in Preview, choose Save, and change the name (don't select encrypt). The new .pdf file created should open without a password.

I've got lots of PDF files on my Mac computer, many of which contain passwords! This problem troubled me a lot when i wanted to use these files, but finally i found this guide - How to Unlock PDF Password on Mac, which solved my problems! And so i can now read them easily with the help of iPubsoft PDF Password Remover for Mac!

I used iPubsoft PDF password remover mac app two month ago, I have to say it really works great! most of my PDF file can be edited now!

I dont think you need any special software to remove PDF password. You can simply do that from preiew. I saw this post explained well with screen shots.

Remove Password from PDF using MAC

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How to Remove PDF Password on Mac computer

I use this

http://www.pdf-file-converter.com/pdf-password-remover-for-mac/

the trial version only shows the first 3 characters of the password, given they are your PDFs it may jog your memory, otherwise its $40 to buy

thanks to Het Artiek, great solution. this saved me a lot of time in avoiding retyping data (all from files I own).

Het ArtiekMar 10, 2014 3:01 PM Re: how to remove pdf file password on Mac?
Re: how to remove pdf file password on Mac?in response to dffd

1. Open the restricted file in Preview
2. Choose File: Save..., or print as pdf
3. Open the saved file in Adobe Reader or Preview

Honestly, none of these programs mentioned above worked for me. May be they do not work with the latest version of protected PDF files. This is the only thing http://bit.ly/removing-pdf-restrictions-mac that helped me to get rid of pdf password restrictions on my MacBook Pro.

Thanks so much omie209, this worked perfectly for me!

This process did not work for my particular document. When in Preview, I was still prompted for the password. However, I did find a way using a similar method.

1. upload the document to google drive.
2. Open it online on google drive
3. Click the print icon on google drive
4. A print window will appear. In the print window click "Open PDF in preview" and save file on your computer
5. Open you document on you computer.
6. Your may edit your new document

Note : This applies if you have the password to open the PDF, but not the password to edit it

I've got lots of PDF files on my Mac computer, many of which contain passwords! This problem troubled me a lot when i wanted to use these files, but finally i found this guide - How to Unlock PDF Password on Mac, which solved my problems! And so i can now read them easily with the help of iPubsoft PDF Password Remover for Mac!

Yep, this works for me, no special tools required, so long as you already know the password and you just want to remove the protection from the PDF file. With OS X 10.10.1, I used Preview's File->Export as PDF... menu command to save the unprotected version.