Let recipients open and read your PDF without a password while blocking text copying, printing, and unauthorized page edits.
When distributing course notes, price lists, or proprietary proposals, you often want people to read the document freely without being able to copy paragraphs or print hard copies. Our Prevent PDF Copying and Printing tool lets you disable copying, printing, and modification individually using standard 128-bit permission flags, or apply a Full Raster Lock that converts pages to images before encrypting so text selection is physically impossible. You can also set an optional open or owner password, all processed locally in your browser.
Not unless you type an optional Open Password. By default, anyone can open and read the file while copying and printing remain locked.
Standard Permissions keep vector text sharp and instruct PDF viewers to block copying, while Full Raster Lock turns every page into an encrypted image so text layers no longer exist.
Yes. Simply check Allow Printing and leave Allow Text and Image Copying unchecked.