Excel Password Recovery Master

Free to try Rixler Software Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Version 4.0 Full Specs

Editors' Review

by Download.com staff / February 27, 2009

This easy-to-use tool quickly powers through select Excel passwords, freeing password-protected documents, although it disables rather than recovers them. Excel Password Recovery Master's simple user-friendly interface uses a single user-enabled field. There isn't much to learn in order to operate this app.

Operating Excel Password Recovery Master takes just a few moments. Users select the password-protected Excel file using the built-in file browse tool. In select cases the program immediately removes Write, Workbook, Shared Workbook, and Worksheet passwords. If the file has an Open password, the app polls the publisher's server for help decrypting and defeating the password. The work is behind-the-scenes and is very quick.

Excel Password Recovery Master doesn't report the found password, but it does allow you to open password-protected files. This tool is quick and works well. Novices to expert users should find it useful in the event of a lost Excel password.

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Category	Security Software
Subcategory	Password Managers

Publisher's Description

From Rixler Software:

Whenever a password protected document becomes unavailable to you just because you don't remember the password, the whole situation may seem disastrous at first. A password to open an Excel file, or a password to edit it are often lost, so recovering them and retrieving access to crucial data again is a task of the highest priority. Excel Password Recovery Master works like a universal "recall-my-password" tool - it either restores or removes if restoration isn't possible all passwords from Microsoft Excel documents. The program supports all Excel formats including XLS, XLT, XLA, XLSX, XLSM, XLTX, XLTM, XLAM, XLSB and equally easily cracks passwords of any length and complexity.

With Excel Password Recovery Master you can hack a password to open an Excel file, a password to modify it, a workbook password and a shared workbook password; VBA project passwords and passwords of individual worksheets are crackable too. Thanks to a straightforward and absolutely plain interface the recovery process is as easy as it possibly can be. You merely run the program, open a document, click the Crack button and grab your hacked Excel passwords. And you can copy them to the clipboard right there to open the protected documents directly from Recovery Master. Depending on MS Excel document version some passwords are recovered by the program, while others are removed instead making the document unprotected. Excel Password Recovery Master enables virtually instant Excel password recovery thanks to the special password cracking server. At the same time you can protect the tool itself with a master password so only authorized user would be able to recover passwords from your Excel documents. A balanced blend of functionality and friendliness, Excel Password Recovery Master saves your work while not affecting your privacy. Can't remember what that password was? Remember Excel Password Recovery Master instead.

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"Effective only for the files saved in the old XLSformat"

StarWarsFan79 July 16, 2014 / Version: Excel Password Recovery Master 4.0

2014-07-16 06:44:02 | By StarWarsFan79

Pros

Connects to the developer's server to remove passwords, hence the removal is pretty quick
Easy-to-use interface

Cons

Does NOT support Excel 2007+ files locked with the open-file password
Cannot recover any passwords to open; removal is the only option if your file type is supported

Summary

As mentioned above, this program uploads protected documents to the remote servers and fulfills password removal in the cloud. This approach is pretty effective, however, the list of the file formats the software can unlock is pretty limited and dated. The newly established online services (Password-find.com and so on) that also instantly unlock files in the cloud, support Excel 2013 files and can recover the "open" passwords remotely currently seem to be far superior to this outdated tool.

1 stars

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"Pure Trash"

foxt3590 July 14, 2011 / Version: Excel Password Recovery Master 3.5

2011-07-14 09:49:55 | By foxt3590

Pros

No Redeeming Qualities

Cons

1. Sporadic Recognition of Excel Files
2. Outrageously Overpriced
3. Non-Intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI)
4. Requires an OS Install
5. Rixler's Support is a Joke
6. Trial only allows the removal of a password that is equal to "test".

Summary

Rixler needs a reality check. Individuals rarely have a need for password recovery software and when they do need them, there are a plethora of free open source alternatives. To make matters worse, the open source programs are frequently better designed and more reliable.

5 stars

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"excelente program"

amparosch December 27, 2008 / Version: Excel Password Recovery Master 1.0.0.3

2008-12-27 18:51:08 | By amparosch

Pros

excelente program

Cons

excelente program

Summary

excelente program

1 stars

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"The product doesn't work on xlsm documents"

chia_hair November 03, 2008 / Version: Excel Password Recovery Master 3 build 3.0.0.1

2008-11-03 11:57:06 | By chia_hair

Pros

I liked that it said it would work with Excel 2007 documents

Cons

It didn't work with Excel 2007 Macro Enabled documents

Summary

I did not like the product because it did not do what I needed it to do.

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Full Specifications

What's new in version 4.0
- New multi-lingual interface. - Support for MS Excel documents created in Mac OS. - Password recovery for Excel XLSB files and VBA projects. - Password removal for Excel dialogsheets. - Ability to crack all Excel document passwords by one click. - Full unicode support. - Several bugs fixed.

General
Publisher	Rixler Software
Publisher web site	http://www.rixler.com/
Release Date	November 20, 2013
Date Added	December 29, 2013
Version	4.0

Category
Category	Security Software
Subcategory	Password Managers

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Additional Requirements	The program supports documents created in MS Excel 97/2000/XP/2003/2007/2010.

Download Information
File Size	1.56MB
File Name	epasrec.zip

Popularity
Total Downloads	98,307
Downloads Last Week	13

Pricing
License Model	Free to try
Limitations	Allows to decrypt protected documents partially.
Price	$29.95

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