# Remove password from PDF documents

DevFeed: [Remove password from PDF documents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/remove-password-from-pdf-documents-27714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2024/05/remove-password-from-pdf-documents/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2024-05-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [pdf](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pdf.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to remove a password from a protected PDF using the qpdf tool on Linux, so the file can be read on devices such as the Pocketbook Touch HD.

## Source excerpt

Learn how to remove passwords from PDF documents using the qpdf tool on Linux, making it easier to read protected files on devices like the Pocketbook Touch HD.