PDF-Recover For Mac

Protecting PDF documents with a master password is highly advisable if you want to share files without allowing others to copy the included information.

On the other hand, since the passkey is required every time you want to edit or print the document, if you forget it, you will lose access to your own projects.

PDF-Recover is a minimalist Mac OS X application that enables you to quickly remove any security settings by resetting the encrypted PDFs.

At the same time, the app is also able to decrypt PDFs protected by the Adobe 256 AES encryption algorithm and remove the Adobe Digital Rights Management (DRM) limitations.

The PDF-Recover user interface is limited to a small window that provides quick access to all of the app’s functions via a top toolbar, while in the main area allows you to monitor the decryption process. As a result, it proves to be easy to use even by most inexperienced operators.

To take advantage of the application’s capabilities, simply use the “Open” button and select the PDF document you want to reset: PDF-Recover takes care of the rest and provides a detailed path for the output file. At the same time, by pressing the “Open recovered document” button, you can easily launch the output file in your default PDF reader.

PDF-Recover is a great tool to have around if you need access to data stored in PDFs that have security limitations. Of course, it is implied that one should use the PDF-Recover tools only to process documents to which it has legitimate access.