We also set a 3-character modify password on a 2003 DOC file and the program found that password instantly because it wasnt encrypted.

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A Word password recovery program (also called a Word password remover, password unlocker, or password cracker, depending on its ability) is a software tool that can be used to either discover or remove the security on a Microsoft Word file that prevents you from opening or changing it.

The large majority of password recovery programs are shareware tools that then charge money before providing the password.

However, there are a few freeware password recovery, remover, and cracker programs, the best of which weve listed here.

Free Word and Excel Password Recovery Wizard is easily the best free Word password recovery tool available right now, assuming your goal is to recover the actual password needed to open the file.

Only Word document open passwords are recovered with this tool.

It wont remove, unlock, or crack a Word editmodify restriction password.

It uses a brute force recovery method but can also use a dictionary attack if you have a dictionary file.

This program only works with MS Word 97-2003 documents, not the newer DOCX format used by default in Microsoft Office Word 2007 and newer Word versions.

The maximum password length that can be recovered is 8 characters.

In our tests, Free Word and Excel Password Recovery Wizard recovered a four-character document open password on a DOC file in just a few seconds.

However, we knew the characters involved in the Word password and how long the password was, so we customized the brute force settings accordingly.

This program should work on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Word Password Recovery Master is another free Word document cracker that can remove the document open password and recover the document edit password.

Despite the features that the program claims to have, during our tests, it wouldnt crack Word 2007-2013 document open passwords.

Document open passwords can only be recovered if the file was created in Word 2003 or older.

Modify passwords can be cracked in those file versions, too, but only if it isnt longer than three characters.

We used a document open password of six characters on a DOC file created in Word 2003, and Word Password Recovery Master removed it in less than 20 seconds.

It did this by making a copy of the file without the password so that we could open it.

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