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Protect PDF

Create a view-only, flattened copy of any PDF. Pages are converted to images — text becomes non-selectable and form fields are removed. Ideal for sharing read-only documents. Free, browser-side, no sign-up.

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What this does: Flattens the PDF into image pages — text becomes non-selectable, forms are removed, and editing is no longer possible. Ideal for sharing a view-only copy.

Summary

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The output is a flattened PDF — text is non-selectable and forms are removed. For true AES password encryption, use a desktop tool such as Adobe Acrobat.

What does flattening do?

Flattening renders each page to an image and rebuilds the PDF from those images. The result has no selectable text, no hyperlinks, no form fields, and no editable elements — it's a visual copy only. This is useful when you want to share a document for reading without allowing it to be modified.

Quality settings

  • Standard (1×) — 72 DPI equivalent. Smaller file, fine for most screens
  • High (1.5×) — 108 DPI equivalent. Recommended for good readability
  • Max (2×) — 144 DPI equivalent. Sharpest output, larger file

Limitations — when to use a desktop tool

This browser-based approach does not add a password that prevents the PDF from being opened — it only removes editability by flattening to images. If you need true AES password encryption, use a desktop tool such as Adobe Acrobat, Preview (macOS), or LibreOffice.