/pdf-unlocker

Remove passwords from PDF files. Basically just a friendly wrapper for qpdf.

Primary LanguagePowerShell

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

  1. Clone this repo to your computer.

  2. Download a qpdf Windows release; it will be named something like qpdf-10.6.3-bin-mingw64.zip.

  3. Extract it into the root of this repo, e.g.:

pdf-unlocker
├───qpdf-10.6.3
├───Files To Decrypt
├───Decrypted
├───Script.ps1

  1. Place your password protected PDF files inside .\Files To Decrypt\

  2. Run the script and enter the password as prompted.

  3. The unlocked files should appear in .\Decrypted\