PDF to PDF/A
Convert a PDF to PDF/A, the ISO-standardized format for long-term archiving.
Heads up: This conversion runs through an external service (CloudConvert), not this server — it can occasionally be slower or briefly unavailable. Every other tool on this site runs locally and isn't affected.
Files are processed and deleted automatically — nothing is kept after 2 hours, sooner once you download.
Ad space — reserved, not yet configured
How it works
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Upload your PDF.
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We send it to our conversion service and wait for the result.
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Select Convert to PDF/A to download the archival-format file.
FAQ
Some institutions (courts, government archives, libraries) require it for long-term digital record-keeping, since it embeds everything needed to render the document identically decades from now.
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