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Add or remove PDF password protection.

Password lets you protect a PDF with a password or remove protection when you have the required password.

No account or card required. Local-first Mac app.

Foldout Add or remove PDF password protection tool screen on macOS
Works locallyDesigned for on-Mac processing.
Signed and notarizedBuilt for Apple Silicon Macs.
No app telemetryNo usage tracking from Foldout itself.
Free 14-day trialNo account or card required.
What it does

Built for the common jobs people usually send to separate apps.

Add password protection to a PDF.

Remove password protection when allowed.

Save a new PDF output.

Detailed capabilities

What Password covers.

Concrete features, inputs, and workflow details for this tool.

Core capabilities

Add password protection to a PDF. Remove password protection when allowed. Save a new PDF output.

Inputs and scope

Works with pDF files.

How the workflow runs

Add a PDF. Choose add or remove password. Enter the required password details. Save the output PDF.

Password use cases

Common uses include private documents, client packets, shared forms, and document cleanup.

How to use it

From opening the tool to saving the result.

  1. 01

    Add a PDF.

  2. 02

    Choose add or remove password.

  3. 03

    Enter the required password details.

  4. 04

    Save the output PDF.

Questions

Before you try Password

Can it remove any password?

It can remove protection only when the required password is available.

Try the full toolbox

Use Password free for 14 days.

No account, no card, and no upload required for local file tools.