Extract text from Password Pad documents (PWDP)
To convert PWDP documents to another format, you need Password Pad or other Encoded software.
To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted Text Document" file type, you need software like Password Pad or a similar tool.
A .pwdp file is a proprietary encrypted text document used to securely store sensitive data like website credentials, bank details, and private notes. Originally created by Password Pad, a legacy application developed by Tan Thor Jen for macOS and iOS, these files rely on robust cryptographic protocols to hide plain text.
The primary disadvantage of the .pwdp format is its completely closed and proprietary nature. It locks your critical data behind XOR or 112-bit Triple DES encryption. Because the Password Pad app is essentially abandoned and receives no modern updates, users are frequently locked out of their own files when upgrading their Mac or moving to a Windows PC. The format requires the exact original app and the correct password to be read, making it entirely unsupported by web browsers or standard text editors.
To regain control of your data, the best targets for conversion are universally accessible formats like TXT, DOCX, or PDF. Exporting to a standard text format allows you to migrate your passwords into a modern, supported credential manager. Note that exporting strips away the file's encryption, leaving your output data as plain text.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because standard online converters cannot bypass the heavy encryption. Often, only the original Password Pad software can properly decrypt and export the data. We can identify the file format, inspect the underlying file signature to verify it isn't corrupted, and display any unencrypted header metadata. If our analysis detects a supported embedded structure or plain text, viewing or partial conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PWDP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PWDP file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Password Pad or similar software from the "Encrypted Password Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to PWDP, try Password Pad or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted Password Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PWDP converter.