Open a Password-Protected e-Aadhaar PDF
Enter the password on your own e-Aadhaar PDF and save an ordinary, unlocked copy you can print or attach. Everything happens in your browser - the file and the password never reach our servers.
Your file never leaves your device
This tool runs entirely inside your own browser. Your file is not uploaded, not stored, and never reaches our servers — and neither does anything you type into it. It is not a policy we promise to follow; there is simply no upload step in this tool at all.
What this does, and what it doesn't
An e-Aadhaar downloaded from UIDAI opens only with a password, which is a sensible thing for UIDAI to do and an annoying thing when you need to attach it to a form or hand it to a printer. Type the password yourself here and you get an ordinary, unlocked copy back.
This does not crack, guess or recover a password. You must know it and enter it. If you don't, the only place to get another copy is UIDAI's own site.
Nothing here reaches us — not even the password
The PDF is opened and re-saved by your own browser. The file, the password you type, and every digit on the document stay on your device for the whole process. We don't see them, don't store them, and couldn't produce them if anyone asked. This tool doesn't read your Aadhaar number, and it doesn't check your Aadhaar against anything.
LoveByPDF is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to UIDAI or the Government of India.
Free — unlimited use, no credits needed, no account needed.
Drop your e-Aadhaar PDF here
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Stays on your device. Never uploaded.
UIDAI's e-Aadhaar password is the first four letters of your name in CAPITALS followed by
your year of birth — for example, a Ramesh born in 1992 would have
RAME1992. Type it here; it is never sent anywhere.
Common questions
Is the unlocked copy identical to the original?
It looks identical and prints identically, but it isn't byte-for-byte the same file: each page is re-rendered at high resolution and rebuilt into a new PDF without the password. The practical difference is that text in it is no longer selectable — it's a picture of the page. For attaching to a form, printing, or emailing to an office, that's exactly what people want. If you need the original's selectable text, keep the original.
I've forgotten the password.
Then this tool can't help you, by design. Download a fresh copy from UIDAI's own portal — the password follows the same rule and is set from your own name and birth year.
Is my e-Aadhaar really not uploaded?
It is not. Your PDF and your password are read and unlocked by your own browser, on your own device. There is no upload step in this tool — not one that we choose not to use, but none at all. The single small request made at the end simply records that the tool was used, and for this tool it deliberately carries no filename either, because an e-Aadhaar's filename usually contains the holder's own name.
Should I remove the password at all?
Think about where the copy is going. The password is there to protect a document full of your personal details, so an unlocked copy deserves the same care you'd give a photocopy of your card. If you're sharing it with anyone, consider masking the number first.
How to use Open a Password-Protected e-Aadhaar PDF
How to open a password-protected e-Aadhaar PDF – step by step
Downloaded e-Aadhaar PDFs are locked with a password. Open a Password-Protected e-Aadhaar PDF opens your own file in your browser, using the password format UIDAI gives, and saves a copy without a password. Nothing is uploaded.
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Add your e-Aadhaar PDF
Drop the downloaded PDF on the upload box or press Choose File.
Step 1: Add your e-Aadhaar PDF -
Type the password
The password is the first 4 letters of your name in capitals followed by your year of birth, for example RAHU1990.
Step 2: Type the password -
Confirm it is your own card
Tick the box that says the document is yours.
Step 3: Confirm it is your own card -
Press Unlock
Press the main button to create the unlocked copy.
Step 4: Press Unlock -
Download the PDF
Press Download to save the copy that opens without a password.
Step 5: Download the PDF
Quick tips
- Share your Aadhaar only when needed, and mask it first with Mask Your Aadhaar Number.
- Do not unlock someone else's document.
- Delete unlocked copies when you no longer need them.
Common problems & fixes
- Password not accepted
- Check the letters as printed in the card and the year of birth, all in capitals.
- Name has fewer than 4 letters
- Use the letters you have, as described in the UIDAI instructions.
- File will not open
- Download the e-Aadhaar PDF again from the official site.
Frequently asked questions
What is the e-Aadhaar PDF password?
First four letters of the name in capitals plus the year of birth.
Is it safe?
Everything happens in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
Is it free?
Yes.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Everything runs in your phone's browser.
Can I open someone else's Aadhaar?
Use it only for your own file, with your own details.