Excel Password Remover
Locked out of a spreadsheet? This free Excel password remover strips sheet and workbook protection from .xlsx and .xlsm files in seconds — entirely inside your browser, so your file never leaves your device. And if you have forgotten the password that opens an encrypted file, you can recover that too.
Works instantly in your browser. No file upload, no account.
Two kinds of Excel password — which do you have?
Excel has two very different locks, and they need different tools. Knowing which one you have tells you whether this is instant and free, or a recovery job.
Sheet or workbook protection
The file opens fine, but you cannot edit cells or the workbook structure is locked. This is protection, not encryption — our tool removes it instantly and free.
Unlock it nowPassword to open the file
Excel asks for a password before it will even open the file. That is real encryption. The free tool cannot strip it, but our pay-on-success recovery service can often find the password.
How to remove an Excel password
- Open the tool and drop your .xlsx or .xlsm file onto the page.
- The file is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Sheet and workbook protection is removed automatically.
- Download your unlocked Excel file. Done.
Supported Excel formats
Works with modern Excel files: .xlsx workbooks and macro-enabled .xlsm workbooks. Sheet protection, workbook-structure protection, and read-only editing locks are all removed. Legacy .xls binary files and files locked with an open password are handled by our recovery service instead.
Your file never leaves your device
Every operation runs in your browser using JavaScript. We never see, upload, or store your spreadsheet or its contents. That is the whole design, and you can confirm it with your browser's developer tools.
Excel password remover — FAQ
Is this Excel password remover really free?
Yes. Removing sheet and workbook protection from .xlsx and .xlsm files is completely free, with no signup. You only pay if you need us to recover a forgotten open-password on an encrypted file, and only if we succeed.
Can you remove a password I need in order to open the Excel file?
That is an encrypted file, which the free tool cannot strip. Our pay-on-success recovery service can often find the password, and you are only charged if it works.
Is it safe to remove an Excel password online?
With this tool, yes. The file is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded, so there is no privacy risk. Nothing about your spreadsheet ever reaches our servers.