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PDF to PDF/A Converter - Archive Your Documents Long-Term

Convert your standard PDF documents into ISO-compliant PDF/A files for long-term preservation. PDF/A is the standard for archiving electronic documents, ensuring that your files will be readable in the future exactly as they are today. Our tool embeds all fonts, color profiles, and metadata required for compliance (PDF/A-1b, 2b, 3b) while removing forbidden elements specifically like encryption and external references. Secure your digital legacy with our free online converter.

Drag & Drop Your Files Here

Support for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Images. Secure processing up to 100MB.

PDF DOC DOCX RTF PPT PPTX JPEG JPG PNG JFIF BMP WEBP TIFF GIF HEIC HEIF XLS XLSX CSV TXT ODT MD DXF DWG XPS OXPS AI CBZ CBR DJVU DJV HTML HTM EPUB MOBI AZW AZW3 FB2 CHM PAGES WPS HWP XML EML
ISO Standard Archiving

Create PDF/A documents that fully comply with ISO 19005 standards, ensuring your files are accepted by libraries, courts, and government archives.

Long-Term Preservation

PDF/A is designed to be self-contained. All fonts, images, and color information are embedded, so the document looks the same forever.

Works on Any Device

Convert PDF to PDF/A from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Our online tool is compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Secure and Private

Your PDF files are processed securely and automatically deleted after conversion. We never store your documents longer than necessary.

Reliable Compliance

Our converter automatically removes features not allowed in PDF/A (like encryption or Javascript) and ensures all required elements are present.

Detailed Validation

We enable standard compliance (typically PDF/A-1b or PDF/A-2b) to ensure your archived documents meet strict professional requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

PDF/A (Portable Document Format Archive) is an ISO-standard version of PDF specialized for the digital preservation of electronic documents.

You should use PDF/A if you need to store documents for many years (e.g., legal records, contracts, historical data) and ensure they can still be opened and read in the future.

Absolutely. Your files are processed securely and automatically deleted from our servers after conversion. We never store your documents longer than necessary.

Our tool generally converts to PDF/A-2b, which is widely accepted for archiving and supports newer features like transparency and compression.