# pdf-unlock #

__pdf_unlock.py__ removes security features from pdfs, to allow unrestricted printing and copying of context.

## Installation ##

[Ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com) and [Poppler](https://poppler.freedesktop.org/) must be in your `PATH` environment variable.

**Windows**:  
https://www.ghostscript.com/download  
http://blog.alivate.com.au/poppler-windows

**Linux**:  
`sudo apt install ghostscript`  
`sudo apt install poppler-utils`

**Mac**:  
`brew install ghostscript`  
`brew install poppler`

Then

```
pip install tqdm
```


## Usage ##


Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then create new unlocked versions
of the pdfs with the the suffix '-unlocked.pdf':

`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder`

Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then unlock the pdfs and overwrite
the original versions.

`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o`

Search recursively for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder' and all subfolders,
then unlock the pdfs and overwrite the original versions.

`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o -r`