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Password Protect PDF

Keep your document private with a password.
Choose who can open it and what they can do.

1 Choose your PDF

A password. More privacy.

or drag and drop it here

One PDF · Up to 100 MB · 200 pages

Files are sent securely and deleted within 1 hour.
Your original PDF stays unchanged.

2 Set your password

Use a long, unique password and keep it somewhere safe. We cannot recover a forgotten password.

Permissions & owner password
After opening, allow:

This password opens the file without restrictions. Leave it blank to generate a hidden owner password.

Permission restrictions depend on the PDF reader and can be bypassed by some software. The open password protects access to your document.

AES-256 encryption · Free · No signup

✓ Password required to open✓ No watermark✓ Download again

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