PDF Unlocker
Sometimes banks and other institutions don't accept password-protected PDF's as evidence for applications etc. This script provides a friendly way to remove the passwords using qpdf.
How to use
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Clone this repo to your computer.
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Download a qpdf Windows release; it will be named something like qpdf-10.6.3-bin-mingw64.zip.
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Extract it into the root of this repo, e.g.:
pdf-unlocker
├───qpdf-10.6.3
├───Files To Decrypt
├───Decrypted
├───Script.ps1
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Place your password protected PDF files inside
.\Files To Decrypt\
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Run the script and enter the password as prompted.
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The unlocked files should appear in
.\Decrypted\