Validate PDF/A Compliance

Ensure your documents are suitable for long-term archiving. Our free online PDF/A validator checks your files against ISO standards to verify they are compliant with PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, or PDF/A-3 specifications.

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ISO Standard Verification

Checks against official ISO 19005 standards to report if your file is a valid PDF/A document.

Detailed Reporting

Identifies the specific conformance level (e.g., PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2u) or explains why validation failed.

Long-Term Archiving

Essential for legal, government, and corporate documents that need to be preserved for decades without formatting loss.

Secure Validation

Your documents are processed securely and deleted automatically. We do not store your sensitive archives.

Frequently Asked Questions

PDF/A is a standardized version of PDF designed for the long-term archiving of digital documents. It prohibits features that might impede future access, such as encryption or external font linking.

Validation ensures that your file is truly self-contained and will be readable in the future. Many government and legal systems require verified PDF/A compliance for submissions.

Our tool detects various conformance levels including PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, and PDF/A-3, along with their subtypes (a, b, u).

Yes, you can upload a batch of files to check their compliance status simultaneously.

Yes, you can use our online PDF/A validator for free to ensure your documents meet archival standards.

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