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Automated transcripts and translations in 40+ languages: https://sonix.ai/.

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Remove the document protection from Word files without knowing the actual password (doesn’t work for files with password protection to open):

  1. Open the Word file in question (doc, docx)
  2. Choose “File”, “Save File As”, and make sure the file format is set to “Rich-Text-Format (*.rtf)”. Close the file in Word (important!)
  3. Open the new Rich-Text file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad or Notepad++). You can do so by dragging and dropping it into the editor window, or choose “File”, “Open File”, and set the file format to “All files (*.*)”.
  4. Find (ctrl-f) “passwordhash” and replace the string that follows with something else (e.g. “nopassword”). Save and close the file in your text editor.
  5. Re-open the modified Rich-Text file in Word, go to “Review”, “Restrict Editing” and click on “Stop Protection” (german version: “Überprüfen” – “Bearbeitung Einschränken” – “Schutz aufheben”). Uncheck all tick-boxes.
  6. Done. You’ve unprotected your Word file without ever knowing the password.
  7. Optional: Convert your file back to its original file format by selecting “File”, “Save As”, and choosing the original file format.

from: http://www.thinkoholic.com/2015/02/16/remove-unknown-password-protected-word-files.

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Just a simple online text extractor. The text extractor allows to extract text from any image. One may upload an image or document (.pdf), from the device, a cloud storage, or an URL, and the tool will pull text from the image. Once extracted, the text can be copied to the clipboard: https://brandfolder.com/workbench/extract-text-from-image.

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A (German) list of the top 100 open source software applications including some nifty little tools, by Computer Bild: https://www.computerbild.de/fotos/Software-besten-kostenlosen-Open-Source-Programme-herunterladen-3266766.html.

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Tired of all the “err”, “uhm”, “ahem” and the like in your audio file? Ehminem automatically removes those annoying sounds: ehminem.com.

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Capture, edit, and share audio and video. Descript is an all-in-one audio and video editor that makes editing as easy as a doc. Upload media or record directly in Descript to instantly transcribe your file into text, then tweak the text to directly edit your media clips. Edit out filler words and silent gaps with a single click. Record your screen and webcam for presentations and video messages and edit out mistakes before publishing. Export your project to other pro apps: descript.com.

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Extract key data from your emails, automatically. Integrates directly with any major email provider, tell Mailparser what data to extract and where to send it: mailparser.io/integrations.

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