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Unlock an Excel File and Remove Its Password

Take the open password off a workbook you can open, and clear sheet protection at the same time.

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Accepts XLSX, XLS

Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About Unlock Excel

Unlock Excel workbooks that no longer need a password: a daily report you open every morning, a file a colleague locked before changing roles, a template you want to share inside the team. Upload the XLSX or XLS, type the password you already know and download a copy without it. Password-protected Word files are handled by Unlock Word.

For XLSX files, sheet and workbook protection is removed as well, so locked cells can be edited and sheets can be renamed or moved again. We don't crack open passwords; without the right one, nothing changes. The password you type is deleted from our records when the task finishes, and the files after an hour.

How to use Unlock Excel

  1. 1
    Upload the workbook

    Click Choose file or drop an XLSX or XLS file.

  2. 2
    Type the password

    Enter it in The workbook's password exactly as it was set.

  3. 3
    Start the task

    Press the button to remove the password from the Excel file. A wrong password is reported and isn't counted as a task.

  4. 4
    Download the copy

    Save the new copy, which opens without asking for a password.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Open password removed

    Excel, WPS and LibreOffice open the saved copy without a prompt.

  • Sheet locks cleared

    Protect Sheet and Protect Workbook settings are removed from XLSX files, so you can edit freely.

  • XLSX and XLS

    Current workbooks and old Excel 97–2003 files with an open password both work.

  • Only with your password

    Nothing is guessed or cracked, so the tool can only open files whose password you know.

FAQ

Unlock Excel: questions and answers

Can you remove a password from Excel without knowing it?
Not the open password. It's AES encryption, and we don't crack or guess passwords. If you've lost it, check with whoever created the file.
Does it also remove sheet protection?
Yes, for XLSX files. Protect Sheet and Protect Workbook locks are removed along with the open password, and a file that has only sheet protection also comes back without it.
Will the data change when I remove the password from Excel?
No. Values, formulas, charts and formatting are exactly as before. Only the encryption and the protection settings are taken off. The unlocked workbook can then be edited as usual or combined with others in Merge Excel.
How often can I use it for free?
Visitors get 2 tasks in total and free accounts 2 per day, for files up to 50 MB, and a wrong password doesn't use one up. VIP has no daily limit and a 1 GB file size.
Is it safe to enter my password?
It's sent over HTTPS, used only to decrypt your workbook in an isolated process and removed from our records when the task ends. Neither the password nor the file is ever shared.
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