PDF Encrypter

PDF Encrypter is a desktop software tool that enables you to protect your PDF files from unauthorized access, with as little effort as possible.

The application comes with a clean, simple and straightforward interface, where the intuitive wizard takes you through all necessary steps encrypt your files, so there should be no accommodation issues for any type of users.

It gives you the possibility to add single files and even folders in the main panel to be processed. Once imported, details such as file's name, full path and size can be analyzed. You can load the files using the built-in browse button. If any items are added by mistake, they can be removed with only the click of the mouse.

Once imported, PDF Encrypter lets you tweak the settings of the output files. You can set the “User Password” which is required to open the file, “Owner Password” needed to change permissions, and one of the two available encryption levels: 128-bit or 40-bit.

You can allow or deny the following permissions: printing, modifying, copying or extracting content, as well as filling forms or changing form field. In the next step, you are prompted to pick the location of the output file. It can be same as the input folder or you can set to any location on your hard disk.

During the encrypting task, a progress bar is shown, informing you about the status of the current operation.

During our evaluation, we have noticed that the utility carries tasks quickly and no errors showed up throughout the entire process. It doesn’t eat up a lot of CPU and memory, so it doesn’t burden the overall performance of the computer.

To sum it up, PDF Encrypter proves to be a useful program that lets you easily secure PDF files, protect them from unauthorized access, set permissions, and more.