Type of Article: MacTech Web Site

Cisdem has updated PDFPasswordRemover (https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-password-remover-mac.html), its PDF password remover for decrypting both owner password and open passwords on a Mac.

Version 3.5.0 can not only be used to remove a PDF owner password (used to limit printing, copying and editing PDF files), but also recover PDF user password (used to limit opening PDF files) using brute force decryption. The software allows you to remove limitations of PDF files that are protected by owner password in batch.

St. Clair Software has announced Default Folder X 5.0.6 (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html), an upgrade to the utility for Mac OS X Yosemite and El Capitan. Default Folder X enhances the file dialogs in all Mac OS X applications.

It provides fast navigation to your files, convenient previews, integrated Spotlight tagging, and more. Default Folder X’s custom keyboard shortcuts put your favorite and recent folders at your fingertips.Version 5.0.6 is ready for the upcoming macOS Sierra and offers enhancements and bug fixes.

OWC Holdings has released SoftRAID version 5.5.5, featuring extra data protection for hardware failures, Japanese localization, and additional command line support. The upgrade features new technology designed to prevent data loss due to a Mac hardware bug, experienced by over 0.1% of Mac users.  

Apple has released the eighth beta of macOS Sierra for developers and the seventh beta for public beta testers. The final version is due this fall.

The developer version can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center. If you’re not already signed up for the public beta program, you can do so here (http://tinyurl.com/pffuwnz). The public beta program is free, but remember: beta software is unfinished software so use with care.

Sonoma Wire Works (www.sonomawireworks.com)— makers of RiffWorks recording software, the FourTrack iOS recording app, and the GuitarJack Stage StudioJack Mini iOS audio interfaces — has released DrumCore 4, an AAX/VST3/AU plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows.