PDF Encrypt & Decrypt

PDF Encrypt & Decrypt is an application with a pretty self-explanatory name - it allows you to password-protect PDFs as well as to remove their restrictions.
It can be handled by both first-time and advanced users. This type of tool helps you protect the integrity of your PDFs when sharing your computer with multiple users or when sending files via email, for example.
The interface of the program is plain and simple to navigate through. Loading a PDF into the working environment can be done by using only the file browser, since the 'drag and drop' method is not supported. Processing multiple items at the same time is not possible.
So, you can edit PDF metadata when it comes to the author, title, subject, keywords, creator and producer. When encrypting files, you can set up a user and owner password, choose the encryption method, specify the output directory and filename, and proceed with the encryption procedure.
Furthermore, you can set user permissions in regard to the printing, editing, content copying and extraction, authoring comments and form fields, signing and filling in form fields, along with content accessibility and document assembly.
The straightforward software program does not integrate any other features, aside from the ones visible in the main application window. It quickly finishes an encryption/decryption job while using a low-to-moderate amount of system resources. No error notifications have popped up in our evaluation and PDF Encrypt & Decrypt did not freeze or crash. On the downside, PDF Encrypt & Decrypt could use some improvements in the UI appearance department, but we must keep in mind that no updates have been made to the app recently.