Lock your PDF

Add a permissions password that restricts printing, copying, editing or annotating in compliant PDF readers. The file still opens without a password - the password is required to change those permissions. Your file never leaves this browser.

Takes: One PDF file
Makes: Same PDF, permissions restricted
Limits: 50 MB · 500 pages

Step 1

Your PDF

Drop a PDF here

or pick one from your device

Choose PDF

Step 2

Permissions

Permissions password

Confirm password

Restrict these

PrintingAllow the document to be printed

Allow printing

CopyingAllow selecting/copying text and images

Allow copying

EditingAllow modifying page content

Allow editing

AnnotatingAllow comments and form filling

Allow annotating

File name

.pdf

choose a PDF first

Locked PDF saved to your downloads

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Carry on with the PDF

Add watermarkStamp text across the pages. Compress PDFShrink the file for email limits. Merge PDFJoin it with another document.

How it works

Add your PDF

Drop a file in or choose one from your device.

Set a password + permissions

Choose a permissions password and toggle off printing, copying, editing or annotating as needed.

Lock and download

Your browser applies the restrictions and saves the result. Nothing is uploaded to a server.