PDF NoCopy

Without denying that encryption is a satisfactory method of protecting PDF documents, there are times when you want users to access the content. Including DRM restrictions to the files you share and upload is one alternative to consider when it comes to preventing the recipients from copying text or images from your documents.

PDF NoCopy is a tiny piece of software designed to help you add DRM restrictions to your files in just two clicks and hence, make sure that the information you share is privileged to a certain group.

After a quick and uneventful installation, you come face to face with a rather small and minimalistic interface that displays two main functions, namely choosing the file and saving it. As you probably hinted, protecting your documents is a simple operation that entails selecting the file and then saving it to any desired location.

Unfortunately, the application does not support batch processing and hence, you need to add restrictions to each document separately, an operation that can take some time. Moreover, it would have been useful is the GUI displayed the file you are currently processing.

It is important to note that the application can provide 100% protection against plagiarism. The idea behind the app is to make it more difficult for less-technical users to steal data without your consent.

In fact, the app works on the psychological principle of nudging, which entails adding small inconveniences to influence behaviors. According to the developer, because they do not realize the newly created document is protected and realize they cannot copy it, a vast majority of users simply give up.

Granted, the program cannot fully protect your content from plagiarism and hence, it still can be copied using OCR technology. Nevertheless, by making it harder to copy text, images or graphics from the documents, PDF NoCopy can deter numerous less-technical or less patient users from using your content without your permission.