How to Make PDF Writable on Mac/ Windows PC

Have spent a long time looking for an important PDF file on the internet, only to find that the PDF is not writable at all? You must be disappointed, right? If so, buddy, cheer up again, because you can change the situation. You can make the PDF editable, either on your Mac or Windows PC. Let's see how to make a PDF writable without a hitch.

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To switch a PDF from readable to writable, we have to figure out why the PDF is only readable, not writable first, and then adopt the problem-oriented strategy. As a matter of fact, 90% percent of online PDF files are readable. To protect the owners' rights, PDF owners like to add password to the PDFs, preventing other people copying, editing, and printing the PDF file. In conclusion, the PDF password does not allow us to write on the PDF. So to make a PDF writable, we have to remove the PDF password first.

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To remove the PDF password, a PDF tool is needed. When you enter the query "remove PDF password" in the Google Search box, you will get thousands of results. Most of them are useless. Some of them are useful. However, you have to spend a lot of time checking whether they are workable or not. To save your time, you can try Wondershare Password Remover, a professional, yet affordable tool to remove PDF password. Here are the steps of how to use it to make a PDF writable.

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Step 1 : Download and install Wondershare PDF Password Remover

Click the download button to download PDF Password Remover installation package. After the download, double-click it to install the app. And then click the quick start icon on your desktop to launch it.

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Step 2 : Import PDF files

In Mac OS X, drag and drop PDF files to the app. In Windows, click the Add Files button to import PDF files. Removing PDF password in batch is supported, so you can upload an array of PDF files, specifically, up to 200, at a time.

If a lock appears on the PDF item, then you need to enter the right password to unlock it. It is an open password protected PDF. If there is no lock, it means the PDF is protected by owner password. You can skip to step 3.

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Step 3 : Remove PDF restriction

Click the Start button to remove PDF restriction. Bingo! In a few minutes, you'll find the clear, editable PDF files in the default folder.