Wondershare Password Protect PDF
Protect PDF to Make Document Safer
Protect PDF from copying, editing, printing and viewing with passwords. Keep sensitive data confidential.
to your files.
encryption ciphers.
data on PDF.
Reliable PDF protector for maximum safety.
Encrypt PDF with password.
Restrict unauthorized access to your file. A password is always needed to view the PDF file.
Three levels of encryptions: AES-128, AES-256, and 128-bit RC4.
Encrypt PDF with password.
Easily protect PDF from copying, printing and editing.
Prevent PDF from printing. You can change the permissions to allow low-quality printing.
Prevent PDF from editing. You can adjust the restriction settings to allow a specific type of editing such as signing or commenting.
Prevent PDF from copying text, images or content in other forms.
Redact PDF in one click.
Convert PDF to PDF editable, image-based, and archived with ease.
Black out and delete sensitive information to keep your data safe.
Redact text and images such as names, credit card numbers and social security numbers.
Redact PDF in one click.
Quickly search and redact information.
Enter keywords to locate sensitive information quickly and apply multiple redactions simultaneously.
Case-sensitive & whole word search.
Quickly search and redact information.
Secure, Compliant, and Professional PDF Software - Award-Winning.
PDFelement has won G2 Best Software Awards 2024 - Top 50 Office Products, received ISO 27001-Information Security Management certification, and is a recognized member of the PDF Association.
Keep PDF safe for everyone.
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Digitize paper files on Windows - Create, edit, print, read, and eSign PDF documents.
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Digitize paper files on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and PDFelement Cloud - Create, edit, print, read, and eSign PDF documents.
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Digitize paper files on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and PDFelement Cloud - Create, edit, print, read, and eSign PDF documents.
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Protect PDF file in 3 easy steps.
FAQs about PDF protector.
If the password is added by PDFelement, you can open the file with the program and go to Protect > Set Password. Then you can uncheck the password to remove it. Read how to take password off PDF.
Both Windows and Mac allow you to make a PDF read-only. On Windows device, right-click a PDF and click Properties > Read-only > OK. Then the PDF file will become read-only. On a Mac computer, you can do that by selecting the PDF, clicking File > Get Info and making permissions changes under the Sharing & Permissions tab. Also, you use a PDF editor like PDFelement, which not only can set a PDF to read-only mode, but also can protect a PDF with access and print restrictions. With PDFelement, you can just go to Protect > Set Password and select Permission Password. Choose the option "No change allowed on this file".
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Redact information in PDF legal documents
earch and black out Social Security numbers, names of minor children, dates of birth, etc. before sending documents to court. Saves me a lot of time.
-- Robert, Lawyer
Prevent from editing signed contracts
I love the encryption tool of PDFelement. I can make sure that signed PDF contracts won't be printed or copied before distribution.
-- Mr. Johnson, businessman
Make resume read-only
I can easily convert my Microsoft Word resume to a beautiful PDF. And also make it read-only to prevent any changes.
-- Naomi, designer