The options for protecting PDF are endless but which PDF security software is best for your project? Some things to consider :
  • Do you need to restrict access to the PDF?
  • Do you need to prevent printing of the PDF?
  • Do you want to prevent save and copy of the PDF file's contents?
  • Do you want to prevent sharing and unauthorized distribution of your PDF?
  • Do you want to distribute your PDF for desktop viewing?
  • Do you want it for online reading on your web site?


Most of these options are available with a lot of "brands" of PDF security software. But only one can provide them all. Even Adobe cannot provide them all because their solutions are usually a trade-off for widespread usage. For example their PDF protection does not prevent PrintScreen or screen capture of the PDF file's contents while the document is open, and anything left accessible to the Adobe Reader will be easily exploited because it is the most widely targeted software while its protection only superficial in comparison to some other solutions.

In fact any PDF protection software that is dependent on Adobe Reader resources for its PDF display will be the least recommended option. Better to utilize a PDF protection software that uses its own proprietary resources, military strength encryption and a proprietary reader that is especially designed to protect the PDF file in all scenarios.

CopySafe PDF Protection is the best choice all round for its robust security, copy protection and DRM that provides authors with total control over all aspects, with immediate effect on any changes made, even on PDF files already saved to a user's computer or still out in the wild on disk. With CopySafe PDF, DRM permissions applied per document, per group and per individual subscriber can be changed at any time from the author's online control panel.

CopySafe PDF Protection can also be used for protecting PDF displayed from your web pages. In fact today it is the only secure solution that can still be used on web pages for PDF thanks to the ArtisBrowser web browser. Although similar to and as fully functional as any other web browser, the ArtisBrowser is specially designed to protect web media and switches to "protected mode" whenever it encounters CopySafe content.

If you are looking for image protect software that can likewise be used on both the desktop and on web pages, again consider using CopySafe PDF Protection because it cannot get more secure and comes with extensive options that can be at your unlimited disposal for a fraction of the cost of any comparable solution.