Add or remove PDF password protection.

Password locks a PDF so only the right people can open it - or, when you already hold the password, strips that protection off so a document stops asking every single time you open it.

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Foldout Add or remove PDF password protection tool screen on macOS
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What it does

Lock a PDF, or remove a password you already hold.

Add a password to protect a PDF.

Remove protection when you have the password.

Control who can open a sensitive document.

A new PDF is written either way.

Detailed capabilities

What Password covers.

Concrete features, inputs, and workflow details for this tool.

Lock it down

Set a password so a confidential contract, statement, or report only opens for someone who knows it.

Unlock what you own

When you already have the password, remove it so a frequently opened document stops prompting every time.

Clean new output

Either operation writes a new PDF, leaving the original file untouched.

How to use it

From opening the tool to saving the result.

  1. 01

    Add a PDF.

  2. 02

    Choose add or remove password.

  3. 03

    Enter the required password details.

  4. 04

    Save the output PDF.

Questions

Before you try Password

Can it remove any password?

It can remove protection only when the required password is available.

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Add Password to your Mac toolbox.

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