Passper for PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint presentation files can be a real treat, filled with special effects, transitions, and other gimmicks intended to aid sending a message or illustrate a concept. However, password-protected or restricted PowerPoint files become more or less of a troublesome demeanor when users forget the password… There are literally hundreds of apps addressing this issue, but Passper for PowerPoint promises to present a simplified solution. Or does it?

Right off the bat, users will notice that the app’s developers had simplicity in mind when creating the interface. Two, big, discernable features will allow one to either recover the lost password or remove any pending restrictions on the file.

However, upon selecting either of the two options, there is no drag-and-drop support for adding the file. Nor does the program support batch processing. This could be disturbing for those who demand increased processing capabilities and prefer an efficient workflow.

Provided that users have managed to input a PowerPoint file for recovery, a step-by-step wizard will accompany them in the process of retrieving that lost password. There are three decryption methods available and selecting one will then lead to a succession of user-input-required steps.

Useful as these steps may be, users could be bothered from having to provide password details such as the potential length, prefixes or suffixes, letter casing and so on and so forth. Maybe one doesn’t remember any details regarding the password, so all these additional steps only make the whole recovery process less efficient.

This application addresses users who find themselves in the situation of having lost the passwords for their PowerPoint documents. Featuring a multi-step recovery wizard, the app could require to many details for the retrieval process, thus putting-off users right from the start.