Free PDF Encryption Guide

How to Add a Password to a PDF

The quickest path is simple: upload the PDF, set the password, download the protected file. Our free encryption page does exactly that without changing the file type.

3-step workflow

  1. Upload the PDF you want to protect.
  2. Enter and confirm the password.
  3. Download the protected PDF in native `.pdf` format.

Free PDF encryption tool

Use free PDF encryption when you want to lock a document. If instead you forgot a password, switch to the free PDF password check.