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[Software name          ] VBA Lock & Unlock
[Version                ] Ver 3.03
[Kind of software       ] Freeware
[Runnable OS            ] Windows 7/8/10/11
[Necessary thing        ] Microsoft Excel
[Development language   ] Excel VBA
[Date of publication    ] 2026/10/25
[Copyright              ] Copyright(C) K.Hiwasa
[URL                    ] https://xltools.jp
[E-mail                 ] info@xltools.jp
[Development environment] Windows 11/Microsoft Excel 2024
[Condition of reprint   ] Contact required
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[Introduction of software]
This tool unprotects VBA projects.
It supports Excel VBA projects.
It works with Excel 2013 and later.


[Update of this version]
- Protection has been removed.
- Unlocking and disclosure have been unified into removing protection.


[Files]
vbalckunl.xlam : Body of tool.
readme.tx      : Japanese version of this file.
readme_e.txt   : This file.
readme.xlsx    : Explanation of settings before use.


[How to install]
Only execute vbalckunl.xlam.
Excel must be able to use macros.
Additionally, the Security Center setting "Trust access to the VBA project object model"
must be enabled.


[How to uninstall]
Delete the entire folder. Not using the registry.


[How to use]
- After pressing the Unprotect button, specify the target file.
  Create an unprotected file with "_Up" appended to the file name.


[Disclaimer]
- I'm not responsible for any troubles caused by using this software.
  Please use at your own risk.
- Requests for improvements and bug reports are welcome,
  but I'm not sure if it's technically or policy-wise possible,
  and if it's possible, I'm not sure if it's possible soon.


[History]
2025/07/27  Ver 3.02
- Embedding has been removed.

2025/03/05  Ver 3.01
- Improved embedding accuracy.

2025/03/02  Ver 3.00
- Restore protection.
- Changed Expose to a hidden feature.
- Expanding the scope of hide.
- Expanding the scope of embed.
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/12/07  Ver 2.90
- Protection has been removed.

2024/09/22  Ver 2.80
- Added exposing.
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/09/18  Ver 2.73
- Changed the form design.
- Minor fixes.

2024/09/16  Ver 2.72
- Minor fixes.

2024/09/16  Ver 2.71
- Changed to advanced mode only.
- Added "readme.xlsx".

2024/09/14  Ver 2.70
- Improved embedding accuracy.

2024/06/09  Ver 2.60
- Changed the embed effect.

2024/04/09  Ver 2.50
- Restore protection.

2024/02/25  Ver 2.45
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/02/22  Ver 2.44
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/02/18  Ver 2.43
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/02/17  Ver 2.42
- Minor fixes.
- Minor bug fixes.

2024/02/14  Ver 2.41
- Minor fixes.

2024/02/10  Ver 2.40
- Protection has been removed.

2023/12/31  Ver 2.30
- Implemented measures to prevent false detection as malware.
- Copy guard and optimization tool have been removed.
- Target is limited to Excel.

2023/12/30  Ver 2.20
- Implemented measures to prevent false detection as malware.
- Changed the timing for checking whether copy guard is required from locking to hiding.
- Other minor fixes.

2023/12/16  Ver 2.13
- Changed contact.
- Other minor fixes.
- Minor fixes to optimization tool.

2023/07/15  Ver 2.12
- Expanded the target of copy guard.
- Expanded the target of optimization tool.
- Improved locking accuracy.
- Improved hiding accuracy.

2023/07/08  Ver 2.11
- Changed terms.

2023/07/01  Ver 2.10
- Added copy guard to locking.
- Included optimization tool.

2023/06/20  Ver 2.05
- Improved locking accuracy.
- Improved hiding accuracy.

2023/05/28  Ver 2.04
- Improved locking accuracy.
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2023/05/21  Ver 2.03
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2023/05/15  Ver 2.02
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2023/05/10  Ver 2.01
- Minor fixes.

2023/05/07  Ver 2.00
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.
- Added unrestorable hiding of advanced mode.
- Added password hiding of advanced mode.

2023/05/03  Ver 1.81
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2023/04/20  Ver 1.80
- Added advanced mode.

2023/04/12  Ver 1.72
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2023/04/08  Ver 1.71
- Improved locking accuracy.
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Other minor fixes.

2023/04/03  Ver 1.70
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Fixed hiding level to non-restorable level 2.

2023/02/23  Ver 1.65
- Fixed a bug that the drag & drop window could not be sometimes used.

2023/01/09  Ver 1.64
- Change the form to modeless.

2022/10/26  Ver 1.63
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2022/08/22  Ver 1.62
- Added note about hiding.

2022/01/15  Ver 1.61
- Improved unlocking accuracy.

2022/01/09  Ver 1.60
- Added English mode.

2022/01/08  Ver 1.57
- Added non-restorable level 3 to Excel file hiding.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2022/01/03  Ver 1.56
- Added non-restorable level 2 to Excel file hiding.

2022/01/02  Ver 1.55
- Improved locking accuracy.

2021/12/31  Ver 1.54
- Improved convenience of unlocking.

2021/12/29  Ver 1.53
- Improved locking accuracy.

2021/12/27  Ver 1.52
- Improved restoring accuracy.
- Added that it is possible to unlock the camouflage source in the unlock description.

2021/11/09  Ver 1.51
- Minor bug fixes.

2021/10/15  Ver 1.50
- Supports Access VBA projects.

2021/10/13  Ver 1.40
- Supports Word and PowerPoint VBA projects.

2021/10/06  Ver 1.35
- Added non-restorable mode to hiding.

2021/10/05  Ver 1.34
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.

2021/09/29  Ver 1.33
- Improved hiding accuracy.
- Minor correction.

2021/09/27  Ver 1.32
- Improved restoring accuracy.
- Minor correction.

2021/09/22  Ver 1.31
- Minor correction.

2021/09/21  Ver 1.30
- Added hiding.
- Improved locking accuracy.
- Improved restoring accuracy.
- Change the file format to add-in.

2021/09/20  Ver 1.20
- Added restoring.
- Improved unlocking accuracy.

2021/09/18  Ver 1.13
- Improved unlocking accuracy.

2021/08/04  Ver 1.12
- Improved unlocking accuracy.
- Minor correction.

2021/08/04  Ver 1.11
- Minor correction.

2021/08/03  Ver 1.10
- Added locking.
- Improved unlocking accuracy.

2021/08/02  Ver 1.00
- New release.
