Password Protect a PDF Online

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OCR PDF text search

Scans every page (including scanned/image-only pages with no selectable text) so you can search for a word or phrase.

PDF to Word

Extracts the real text where the PDF has it, and runs OCR automatically on scanned/image-only pages. Works best for simple, single-column documents — complex layouts, tables, and multi-column text won't be preserved exactly.

PDF to PowerPoint

Each page becomes one slide, rendered as a full-page image — layout, fonts, and graphics come out exactly as they look in the PDF. Runs entirely in your browser.

PDF to Excel

Reconstructs rows and columns from the PDF’s own text spacing, and runs OCR automatically on scanned/image-only pages. Works best for simple, clearly-aligned tables — free-form text near a table may get split oddly.

Word to PDF
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PDF to JPG

Each page becomes a .jpg image. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Multiple pages are zipped together for download.

JPG to PDF
HTML to PDF

PDF to HTML

Produces one self-contained .html file — an image of each page with an invisible text layer on top, so it looks exactly like the PDF but the text stays selectable, searchable (Ctrl/Cmd+F), and copyable. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Bookmarks / table of contents

How to password protect a PDF online

  1. Choose the PDF you want to lock.
  2. Enter the password you want people to need in order to open it.
  3. Optionally check "Prevent printing" and/or "Prevent copying" to restrict what's allowed once it's open.
  4. Click Protect PDF and download the password-protected copy.

Why use VitePDF

  • Real AES-256 encryption — the file genuinely requires your password to open in any PDF reader afterward.
  • Optional permission locks (no printing, no copying) enforced even for people who do have the password.
  • No account required, no watermark added to your document.

Frequently asked questions

Will this work with any PDF reader, or only VitePDF?

Any standard PDF reader — Adobe Acrobat, Preview, browser PDF viewers, and so on. The password is a real part of the file's encryption, not something specific to this site.

Can I remove the password later?

Yes — use VitePDF's Unlock PDF tool with the same password to get back an unprotected copy.

Is my file safe when using this tool?

Your file and password are uploaded to a conversion server to process it, the same way any online PDF protection tool with real encryption works, and aren't retained after conversion.