Convert PDF To PDF/A

Convert your PDF documents into ISO-compliant PDF/A files ready for storing and archiving.

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This converter allows you to upload your PDF and convert it into a PDF/A format suitable for archiving and long-term preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A files created with our online converter are ISO-compliant and pass VeraPDF validation. For a detailed insight into PDF/A standards, conformance levels for PDF files, and their features, visit the Wikipedia page.

NOTE: While higher conformance level (a or u) can certainly improve the value of your documents, they can also be quite time consuming. By selecting the B level conformance, PDF/A-2b for example, your documents will conform with guidelines for reliable viewing, without imposing extra requirements.

How to convert PDF to PDF/A?

Click "Choose File" to select a PDF file to upload. You can also drag and drop the PDF file. Uploading a file from the Internet (Enter URL) or cloud storage services (Google Drive, Dropbox) is also possible.
Choose the PDF/A format you would like to convert to: PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b or PDF/A-3b
Optional setting: Enable strict mode to get access to all conformance levels (a, b & u).
Click on Start to begin the conversion process.
Download your new PDF/A file.

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PDF

PDF is short for Portable Document Format. PDF documents can contain formatted text, different fonts, hyperlinks, images, and even media such as sounds and videos.

PDF/A – PDF file for long-term archiving

PDF/A is an ISO standard for using the PDF format for long-term preservation and archiving of digital documents.

OCR

OCR is short for Optical Character Recognition. This process is used to recognize the visual representation of text, for example in an image.

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