How to Open Password Protected PDF Document
Recover PDF Password by Eltima Software recovers lost or forgotten user passwords, which protect PDF files to be opened.
In case when the password protection makes it impossible to copy, edit or print your document Recover PDF Password will search the owner password needed and your problem will be easily solved.
Here you can find a detailed tutorial for your convenience:
Step 1. Visit Recover PDF Password web site and download the latest build.
Step 2. Select protected PDF file by clicking the “Folder” button and locating the file.

Step 3. Choose one of the three methods available:
- by password length, where you can set the minimum and maximum password length
- by template if you already know some symbols or characters in the password
- exhaustive search. In this case Recover PDF Password will try all possible encryption keys until finds the right one
You can recover Owner password, User password or even both of them.
Step 4. Select various charset options:
- include uppercase or lowercase Latin letters
- include digits Special symbols
- include space and tab symbols – enables “space” and “tab” characters
- include additional printable and non-printable characters
Step 5. Click the “Start recovery” button and wait for a password to be recovered.
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