PDF Permissions
Set PDF printing, copying and editing permissions with an owner password.
Features
- Set PDF printing, copying and editing permissions with an owner password.
- Preview the resulting PDF before downloading.
- Continue processing your result without selecting the file again.
How to use this tool
- Choose local PDF files within the displayed limits.
- Set the owner password and allowed actions; an empty opening password keeps reading unrestricted.
- Apply, review and download the result.
Good to know
This tool is free without sign-up, with unlimited processing and exports within the displayed input limits.
- Original files are unchanged. Save results before leaving or refreshing.
- Passwords stay in memory and are never saved in recipes. Permission restrictions depend on the reader.
- Changing a signed PDF invalidates its existing digital signatures.
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