By Jetformat
Supply a password you are authorized to use and save an unlocked copy for subsequent operations. The command does not recover an unknown password.
Steps
- Start with a local PDF. Replace the sample paths and identifiers with your own.
- Run the command below. Save to a new output path so the source remains available for comparison.
- Check the result as described below before using it in another job.
jetformat pdf decrypt locked.pdf --password secret -o unlocked.pdfOptions for this task
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
--output |
Output PDF path (required) |
--password |
Open password (alias of --user) |
--user |
Open password |
Check the result
Run pdf info on the output to check encryption state before rendering or extracting text.
Notes and limits
This operation uses page-based credits. Review the billing guide before processing a large document.
The examples keep the original file. Add --force only when you intend to overwrite an existing output. Run jetformat pdf decrypt --help to compare options with your installed version.
See the pdf command reference for the surrounding workflow.