Ultimate DVD Protection Removal and Backup

Complete Protection Removal

Make All DVDs Accessible

Passkey for DVD helps users to decrypt any DVD by removing all known RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, etc. to make all DVDs accessible for you to freely watch them with your region-specific drive or player software without any limitation.
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Fast New Disc Support

Constantly Updated to Face New DVD Protections

Passkey for DVD has been consistently proven to outperform all other comparable software on the market in every aspect. And it never stops being updated to catch up with the latest DVD protections and offer users the latest decryption technologies, changes, and features or latest fixes.
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Versatile DVD Decryption with Full Customization

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Work with a Wide Range of Software to Copy, Burn, and Rip DVD
Passkey for DVD can do more than DVD decryption. After the decryption is finished, you can use other software to access and edit the decrypted DVD content according to your needs like copying, cloning, burning, etc. And it can work with a lot of software like DVDFab DVD Copy, DVDFab DVD Ripper, PowerDVD 7/8/9/10, TotalMedia Theatre 3, WinDVD 8/9/2010, ImgBurn, etc. Besides, you can also rip the decrypted DVD to hard disk or Image for your later use.
Super Considerate to Provide Flexible Settings

Comparison of Passkey Products

Passkey for DVDPasskey for Blu-ray & UHDPasskey for Blu-ray RecorderPasskey for 4K Recorder
Supported OSWindowsWindowsWindowsWindows
Supported DiscsCommercial, Rental or Recorded DVDCommercial or Rental Blu-ray/4k UHDRecorded Blu-ray (aka BDAV disc)Recorded 4K Blu-ray (aka 4K BDAV disc)
Output FormatsISO image file / FolderISO image file / FolderISO image file / FolderISO image file / Folder
Supported Copy ProtectionCSS, RCE, RCA, APS, UOPs, ARccos, RipGuard, Region Code, CPRM, etc.BD+, 3D BD+, AACS MKB v 26, AACS bus encryption, Region Code, BD-Live, UOPs for Blu-ray, etc.AACSAACS, AACS2

Differences Between Passkey and DVDFab

Passkey VS. DVDFab
Passkey is a professional software that specializes in disc decryption of commercial and recorded DVD/(4K Ultra HD) Blu-ray discs. DVDFab, on the other hand, is a more feature-rich disc processing software. In addition to decryption, it also supports the following functions:
• Compress DVD9 to DVD5 or compress BD100/BD50 to BD50/BD25
• Remove cinavia protection and output high-quality audio
• Rip any disc to more than 1000 video & audio formats in lossless quality
• Burn any video to DVD/Blu-ray/UHD disc format with free menu templates
• Backup or convert the disc between DVD/Blu-ray/UHD discs

>> Learn more about DVDFab
Differences Between Passkey and DVDFab

How To Guide

Passkey for DVD is the best and most efficient DVD decrypter that can read almost all kinds of DVDs and quickly remove the protections and region code restrictions without producing any damage to the original DVD quality.

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Step 1. Run Passkey for DVD
Double click Passkey 9 to run it, and choose DVD from the welcome window. Then, click the "Start Passkey" button. Afterwards, Passkey will automatically minimize itself into the system tray and detect whether there is a DVD disc in your drive.
Step 2. Load the source to be decrypted
Insert the source DVD into the drive, Passkey will immediately begin the decryption task. In the system tray area, a small decryption window pops up. When the green bar reaches the end, it means the decryption is complete.

And you can get the detailed info regarding the source disc and status from the interface when you open Passkey, including what kind of protections embedded in have been removed.
Step 3. Post-decryption operation
After the decryption is finished, you can play the source DVD with any player. You can also rip it to your hard disc or image by right-clicking on the icon of Passkey minimized into the system tray, and clicking "Rip to Hard Disk" or "Rip to Image" from the options. Then, choose the output target in the following pop-up window.

Note that if you check the textbox "Keep Protection" when you rip the decrypted DVD to Image, you will get a copy-protected ISO image file finally.

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System Requirements

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Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit)
Intel i3 or above
4GB of RAM or above
40GB of free hard disk space or above
Live Internet connection required

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the best DVD Decrypter?

    If you are looking for a free decrypter with the most functionalities and working for both DVDs and Blu-rays, DVDFab HD Decrypter you cannot miss. This Decrypter enables you to remove any DVD copy protection.

  • How do I unencrypt a DVD?
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  • What are encryption and decryption?
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