Remove PDF password restrictions using ColorSync

Dec 29, '05 04:28:00AM

Contributed by: mubarak

Some PDFs can be viewed, but not copied or printed, and I find this annoying, and it makes it harder for me to use the files. This recent hint gives one solution to such restrictions. Here is another much simpler way:

  1. Open the restricted PDF in ColorSync.
  2. Choose File: Save as, and name it whatever you like.
  3. Open the saved file in Adobe Reader or Preview and enjoy!
The original Preview version 1.0 disregarded all such limitations ... looks like ColorSync does, too!

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