iSafePDF Alternatives

iSafePDF is described as 'Free open source PDF protection software' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to iSafePDF for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best iSafePDF alternative is PDFTK Builder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iSafePDF are PrintOnly, PDF Unshare, PDFEncrypt and jPdf Tweak.

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iSafePDF is a free open source PDF protection software.

It allows you to encrypt PDF document, sign them using a certificate and timestamp the signature.

All those features are PDF standards so your document will be...

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iSafePDF alternatives page was last updated Oct 12, 2023
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  1. PDFTK Builder icon
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    PDFTK Builder is a free graphical interface to for PDFtk, making it much easier to use. It is a easy to use tool to collate (merge), split, encrypt, decrypt, stamp and rotate (only 90°, 180° or 270°) pdf documents.

    86 PDFTK Builder alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (3.10.0) is from July 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split and merge PDF files
    2.  Password protection
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  PDF encryption
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  Reorder pages

    PDFTK Builder VS iSafePDF

     
    • PDFTK Builder is the most popular Windows alternative to iSafePDF.

    • PDFTK Builder is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iSafePDF.

    • PDFTK Builder is Free and Open SourceiSafePDF is also Free and Open Source
    • PDFTK Builder is LightweightiSafePDF is not according to our users
  2. PrintOnly icon
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    PrintOnly is a Windows software tool that restricts documents (PDF, Image, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more) to be printed only by physical USB printers and cannot be viewed or edited.

    21 PrintOnly alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PrintOnly Features

    PrintOnly VS iSafePDF

     
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    PDF Unshare is a free PDF content protection utility that creates unshared PDF and UPDF formats to protect your PDF files from sharing, printing, editing, copying or unauthorized accessing. This creative document protection tool also allows you to set an expiry date for the...

    23 PDF Unshare alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    PDF Unshare Features

    1.  PDF encryption
    2.  Pdf protection

    PDF Unshare VS iSafePDF

     
    • PDF Unshare is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to iSafePDF.

    • PDF Unshare is Free Personal and ProprietaryiSafePDF is Free and Open Source
  4. PDFEncrypt icon
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    PDFEncrypt is a free, open-source Windows application that encrypts any PDF file using industry-standard encryption algorithms.

    16 PDFEncrypt alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PDFEncrypt Features

    1.  PDF encryption
    2.  AES Encryption
    3.  Create PDF files
    4.  Add Password to PDF

    PDFEncrypt VS iSafePDF

     
  5. jPdf Tweak icon
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    jPDF Tweak is a Swiss Army Knife GUI application for PDF documents: combine, split, rotate, reorder (n-up, booklet), watermark, edit bookmarks/fileinfo/pagetransition, compress, encrypt, decrypt, sign, repair, edit attachments and more.

    75 jPdf Tweak alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.1, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    jPdf Tweak Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Portable
    5.  PDF compression
    6.  PDF encryption
    7.  Java based
    8.  Split and merge PDF files
    9.  Page labeling

    jPdf Tweak VS iSafePDF

     
    • jPdf Tweak is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to iSafePDF.

    • jPdf Tweak is Free and Open SourceiSafePDF is also Free and Open Source
  6. QPDF icon
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    It could have been called something like pdf-to-pdf. It also provides many useful capabilities to developers of PDF-producing software or for people who just want to look at the innards of a PDF file to learn more about how they work.

    25 QPDF alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    QPDF Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  C++

    QPDF VS iSafePDF

     
  7. PDFTools icon
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    PDFTools is a PDF management application. It can encrypt, decrypt, join, split, stamp, create and rearrange a PDF file.

    99 PDFTools alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version, 1.3, was released on August 2007. It is still downloadable from the official website.

    PDFTools Features

    1.  PDF encryption
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  Create PDF files
    7.  Interface Overlay

    PDFTools VS iSafePDF

     
  8. PDF Architect icon
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    PDF Architect is a PDF Editor with free functions like rotate, delete and move pages and even more like editing text, PDF to Word, 256 Bit AES Encryption and more.

    79 PDF Architect alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PDF Architect Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  PDF encryption
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  Convert PDF to Excel document
    6.  Create PDF files
    7.  Convert PDF to Word document
    8.  Convert PDF to Text
    9.  Convert PDF to image

    PDF Architect VS iSafePDF

     
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    PyPDF2 - A utility to read and write pdfs with Python.

    61 PyPDF2 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PyPDF2 Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Split PDF files
    3.  PDF encryption

    PyPDF2 VS iSafePDF

     
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    FileProtect provides a secure digital rights management (DRM) wrapper around all your sensitive files, including Adobe PDF and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). With FileProtect, there are no plugins to install or update — it all just works.

    13 CapLinked FileProtect alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    CapLinked FileProtect Features

    1.  Document Sharing
    2.  Digital rights management

    CapLinked FileProtect VS iSafePDF

     
    • CapLinked FileProtect is the most popular commercial alternative to iSafePDF.

    • CapLinked FileProtect is Paid and ProprietaryiSafePDF is Free and Open Source
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    Advanced PDF Utilities Free comes in handy when you need to deal with PDF files such as to merge or split pages, convert PDF to text & convert image to PDF or vice versa. This multipurpose program comes with its nice, clean user interface covering most functions.

    98 Advanced PDF Utilities Free alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Advanced PDF Utilities Free Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Split PDF files
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  PDF encryption
    6.  Convert PDF to Word document
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Convert images to PDF
    9.  Convert PDF to image
    10.  Convert PDF to Text
    11.  PDF OCR

    Advanced PDF Utilities Free VS iSafePDF

     
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    Locklizard Safeguard PDF Security provides total PDF DRM protection and control over your documents through a multi-layered protection mechanism that does not rely on passwords.

    21 Locklizard Safeguard PDF Security alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Locklizard Safeguard PDF Security Features

    1.  Digital rights management

    Locklizard Safeguard PDF Security VS iSafePDF

     
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