Protect PDF with password

Lock a PDF with a password using AES-256 encryption, and choose whether printing and copying are allowed.

Choose pdfsor drop them here · PDF
Needed to change the permissions below. If empty, a random one is used.
  • Runs on your device. Files are never uploaded.
  • Free and unlimited. No sign-up, no watermark.
1

Add your file

Choose or drop it in. It opens right here in your browser.

2

Pick the settings

Or keep the defaults, which suit most files.

3

Download

Your file is made on your own device, then saved like any download.

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