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Password Protect PDF

Lock a PDF with a password and set what others can do with it — encrypted on your own device, never uploaded. Because the whole point of a password is that nobody else sees the file.

Password + encryptionSet printing / copying / editing rightsSanitize hidden metadata
🔒 Nothing is sent to our servers· No account, no watermark· Free, because it runs on your machine

How to password protect pdf

1

Drop your PDF onto the box above (or click to choose it).

2

Fudobe opens it in Protect mode.

3

Set a password and choose permissions (printing, copying, editing).

4

Save the encrypted PDF to your device.

Why do it here

Most online PDF tools upload your file to their servers. Fudobe does it in your browser — your document never leaves your device.

Uploading a file to “secure” it is the joke. We encrypt it without ever seeing it.

password protect PDF — your questions

Does my PDF get uploaded to encrypt it?+

No — and that’s the whole point. Encryption happens in your browser on your device. Uploading a file to a website to “secure” it defeats the purpose; Fudobe never sees it.

What can I control besides the password?+

You can set permissions — whether the document can be printed, copied or edited — and strip hidden metadata to sanitize it.

Can I remove a password I set?+

Yes, if you know the password you can open the file and re-save it without encryption.

Is it free?+

Yes — encrypting and setting permissions is free, no account, because it runs entirely on your device.

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