PDFKey Pro can unlock PDF documents protected for printing and copying when you've forgotten your password. It can now also protect your PDF files with a password to prevent unauthorized access and/or restrict usage permissions. PDFKey Pro can also integrate in complex workflows using command-line and Automator tools (included).
Features:
Features:
- Completely unlocks files restoring editing and printing capabilities
- Supports PDF with viewing password set as well (providing the correct password)
- Protects your PDF files with a password to
What's New
Version 3.16: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
PDF Unlock+3
Recover PDF Pa...+3 
Guaranteed PDF...+2 
MacFonts Compl...+1 
Annotations+1 
AppDefender+1
PDFKey Pro User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:72,864 |
| Version Downloads:5,093 |
| Type:Business : Applications |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:13 Oct 2012 |
| Platform:Intel 64 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $24.99 |
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PDFKey Pro can unlock PDF documents protected for printing and copying when you've forgotten your password. It can now also protect your PDF files with a password to prevent unauthorized access and/or restrict usage permissions. PDFKey Pro can also integrate in complex workflows using command-line and Automator tools (included).
Features:
Features:
- Completely unlocks files restoring editing and printing capabilities
- Supports PDF with viewing password set as well (providing the correct password)
- Protects your PDF files with a password to prevent unauthorized access
- Restricts usage, such as printing and copying, permissions with a password.
- Batch processing
- Automator actions
- Automatic update system via Sparkle
- Command Line Tool to use in scripts
- Localized in English, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese
- Free support and upgrades
- Compatible with Unsanity's SmartCrash
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Ront reviewed on 25 Jul 2012
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Sforf reviewed on 12 Jun 2012
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Charges way too much: seems to be competitive with other paid apps in this category.
Freely available elsewhere: only if you're willing to roll back three full versions of Mac OS X.
Not changing or adding much: it's a PDF unlocker, it unlocks PDFs -- there's nothing to add.
Charging way too much for tiny incremental upgrades: the last charge was $6 for the upgrade from 2.x to 3.x and that was 6 years ago, right?
Prey on the unsuspecting: color me unsuspecting, then. I researched the market, looked at my options and chose an app that was supported, looked nice, did the job, and had favorable reviews from reasonable people. I chose this PDFKey Pro.
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Martin reviewed on 10 Jul 2011
I also have a bunch of PDFs which I could not print or extract single pages. After squeezing them through PDF Key Pro, I can do all those things.
Works great and received several updates. If you need this kind of software, PDF Key is a good joice.
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http://ccxvii.net/mupdf/
If you can use a terminal, it comes with a program, pdfclean, that will do the exact same thing.
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Davebarnes reviewed on 20 Feb 2010
It has UNlocked every PDF that I thrown at it.
It is trivial to use.
Highly recommended.
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If your app can just break it.
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Where is the protection if there is at least one (free!) app in the world that can break it with no effort?
Code4delta rated on 26 Mar 2013
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Zincker rated on 13 Mar 2013
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Efrancis rated on 19 Oct 2011
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Gryphonent rated on 07 Sep 2011
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Skorpion81 rated on 07 Jul 2011
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Widber rated on 22 Apr 2011