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Add a password to a PDF directly in the browser and export a protected copy instantly.
Runs locally in your browser by default — nothing is uploaded first.
Readers will need the opening password before the PDF can be opened. Keep it somewhere safe.
Then set an opening password to export a protected copy.
PDF Protect runs locally in your browser by default, so you can work with the content without uploading it first.
PDF Protect: Add a password to a PDF directly in the browser and export a protected copy instantly. Run it in the browser and continue into related workflows when needed.
Does PDF Protect run locally or in the cloud?
PDF Protect runs locally in your browser by default, so you can work with the content without uploading it first.
What usually comes after PDF Protect?
A common next step is to continue into related workflows such as PDF and Document Tools.
How do I know if I need OCR?
Try selecting text. If nothing highlights, the page is probably image-only and needs OCR.
If you can select text, extract it. If the page is only an image, you need OCR. How to tell which case you have and what quality to expect.
Password-Protecting and Sharing PDFs: Permissions, Owners and Real LimitsA PDF password is not full encryption theatre. What user and owner passwords do, which permissions actually stick, and what recipients can still do.
collectionPDF and Document ToolsPDF Protect: Add a password to a PDF directly in the browser and export a protected copy instantly. Run it in the browser and continue into related workflows when needed.
