Protect PDF, add a password
Add a password to a PDF, restrict printing/copying. Coming in Phase 3, proper PDF encryption via qpdf on EU servers.
Drop your files
Server-side processing (necessary for this tool). File deleted right after we send back the result.
Up to 100 MBFiles stay in your browser
Why this tool needs a server (and how we handle it)
- This tool needs a binary that doesn't run in browsers (Ghostscript, qpdf, LibreOffice, or Tesseract).
- Your file is processed in an isolated tmpdir per request, on our EU-region server.
- We delete the tmpdir immediately after the response is sent. A nightly sweep catches anything orphaned by crashes.
- No logging of file contents. No human review. Never used for AI training.
- Encrypted in transit (TLS), HSTS preload + strict CSP enforced.
How to protect pdf
Three steps. Start to finish in under a minute.
1
Coming in Phase 3
Q3 2026 launch.
2
Workaround now
macOS Preview can password-protect PDFs (File → Export → Encrypt). Adobe Acrobat Pro can too.
3
Join waitlist
Get notified when our private alternative ships.
Why LovedPDF
Why use LovedPDF for protect pdf
AES-256 strength
Industry-standard encryption that holds up to brute-force attacks.
Granular permissions
Restrict printing, copying, editing, or all of them.
Privacy-first
Passwords never logged. Files deleted within an hour.