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Unlock PDFMarch 14, 20263 min read

How to Unlock a PDF to Copy Text

Enable text copying from a restriction-locked PDF. Free, works on all platforms.

PDFs with owner-password restrictions may block text selection. FixMyPDF removes these restrictions so you can copy, extract, and use the text.

Steps

Go to fixmypdf.in/tools/unlock. Upload. Download. Open in your PDF viewer and copy text normally.

After Unlocking

To extract all text at once, use FixMyPDF PDF to Text after unlocking.

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