PDF Permissions (Restrict Printing, Copying and Editing)

How to do it

1. 1
   Add your file

   Choose it or drop it here. It stays on your device.

2. 2
   Pick pages and options

   Select the pages you want and adjust the settings.

3. 3
   Convert and download

   Press convert, check the result and download it. Nothing is sent to a server.

About this tool

Set an owner password and choose what viewers may do: print (fully, in low quality or not at all), copy text and images, and edit. The file still opens without a password, so it is easy to share, but readers' software will respect the limits.

Good to know

Permissions rely on the viewer program honouring them. Most do, but they are not a substitute for a password when a document is truly confidential. Use Protect PDF to require a password to open a file. Keep the owner password safe: you need it to change the limits later, and Unlock PDF can remove them if you supply it.

Encryption

The file is encrypted with AES-256 and processed in your browser.

Worked example

A brochure is shared with printing allowed in low quality, copying blocked and editing blocked.

Tips for best results

Work on a copy of your file and keep the original until you have checked the result. Open the output before you send it to a portal, an employer or an office, and look at every page. If a size limit applies, check how the receiving site measures it, because some count a kilobyte as 1000 bytes and others as 1024. All processing happens inside your browser tab on your own device, so large files depend on your device memory and may take a little longer on a phone.