This is a menubar macOS app designed to unlock encrypted PDF automatically using a known list of passwords.
If you receive encrypted PDFs such as bank/credit card/investment statements, you can store a list of their passwords in this app's settings.
![PDF Unlocker Settings](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4115/351045814-352c1fa2-87f8-4565-b76a-32286eee7054.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.RMo6DxnIll2gciXStRvxL1f0_k_vpVIT6asnG5Lfq8Y)
Once you turn on "Start PDF Monitoring", it will keep running in the background and will automatically launch on next reboot.
- Download PDF-Unlocker.zip
- Unzip file. It will show
PDF Unlocker.app
. - Drag and drop
PDF Unlocker.app
to yourApplications
folder. - Double click
PDF Unlocker.app
to launch menu bar app. - Click menu bar app icon to access settings to store password and start PDF monitoring.
Since I haven't signed the app, you may see a warning "PDF Unlocker.app" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software."
![First Warning](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4115/351051777-9d280282-d65c-4aca-a7e6-bdf35b1c161c.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.x9LFLs2XWltr1i1pE11PFFTsqJ3SFrXZvGkNtCDrBRk)
Go to System Settings
>> Privacy & Security
>> Security
section.
You will see ""PDF Unlocker.app" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer."
Click "Open Anyway".
![Privacy & Security Settings](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4115/351051989-d8336f68-f328-4bc3-aba1-f480acdc1037.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3Mzk5MDM4NjYsIm5iZiI6MTczOTkwMzU2NiwicGF0aCI6Ii80MTE1LzM1MTA1MTk4OS1kODMzNmY2OC1mMzI4LTRiYzMtYWJhMS1mNDgwYWNkYzEwMzcucG5nP1gtQW16LUFsZ29yaXRobT1BV1M0LUhNQUMtU0hBMjU2JlgtQW16LUNyZWRlbnRpYWw9QUtJQVZDT0RZTFNBNTNQUUs0WkElMkYyMDI1MDIxOCUyRnVzLWVhc3QtMSUyRnMzJTJGYXdzNF9yZXF1ZXN0JlgtQW16LURhdGU9MjAyNTAyMThUMTgzMjQ2WiZYLUFtei1FeHBpcmVzPTMwMCZYLUFtei1TaWduYXR1cmU9OTdhZWI4NTJhYjYyNmFlZjU0MTJkMzk4NWM0MDc4NmRkYTEzYjU5ZjcyMmJkNWJmZjVhOTRhNjE3Yzc1ZTY1NyZYLUFtei1TaWduZWRIZWFkZXJzPWhvc3QifQ.CvVlLxqIb_pZQWIJ4RgZW7etCS3D_YT7kU5M5dx83t4)
Launch again. This time click "Open".
![Second Warning](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4115/351051999-3e444675-384e-4b3a-8533-3a2a5f2c284f.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.3Mk7f7aC493S93S3lXZ9JiIsCINDw7IS1WI1kguCcn8)
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