Lock a PDF with a password before you send it.
Protect PDF encrypts your document so it opens only with the password you set. You can also set permissions, such as stopping printing, copying text or editing.
Encryption is done in your browser with strong AES, so the unprotected file never leaves your device.
Industry-standard protection.
Control printing, copying and editing.
Opens in any PDF reader with the password.
No upload.
Most online PDF sites upload your file to their server. AK Smarts PDF opens and processes it inside your own browser, on your computer or phone, so salary slips, bank statements, Aadhaar and PAN copies, and contracts never leave your device. It works on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone, and you can install it like an app to open PDFs with a double-click.
It can’t be recovered. Keep the password safe or keep an unprotected copy.
Use Unlock PDF and type the password.
Protect before signing, because changing a signed file breaks the signature.
Yes. Files are opened and processed on your own computer or phone and are never uploaded to our server. Only e-Sign sends a short fingerprint of the document, never the document itself.
Yes. AK Smarts PDF works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac. You can also install it like an app.
