Protect PDF

You are sharing a confidential proposal with a potential partner. You want them to be able to review it for a limited time.

You need to send a tax return to your accountant. The file is sitting on your phone.

You have a PDF on your phone that contains personal information. A tax return, a contract, a medical record.

Protecting a PDF from being copied is something you can set up in a few minutes, but it's worth being clear-eyed about what these protections...

Password protecting a PDF doesn't require paid software. Both Mac and browser-based tools handle it for free, and the resulting protection is the...

There are two very different types of PDF password protection, and whether you can remove one depends on which type it is — and whether you know the...

"Safe" means different things depending on what you're protecting against.

Email is not secure by default. Messages and attachments pass through multiple servers, and unencrypted PDFs attached to standard email can be...

Yes — and Mac users have an advantage here because the operating system includes a built-in way to do it without any additional software.

You've just finalized a salary review document with individual figures for twelve employees. You need to send it to HR, and only HR.

Most people think of PDF security as optional — something to add if a document is particularly sensitive, but not a default.

Most PDFs don't need a password. A newsletter, a product brochure, a public report — locking these down would just create friction for no reason.