PDF/A Converter
Convert a PDF to the PDF/A archival format (best-effort PDF/A-1b / 2b / 3b) by embedding the required metadata and conformance markers.
1. Upload your file
How does the PDF/A Converter work?
PDF/A is the archival flavour of PDF — designed so a document opens identically in 50 years as it does today. This converter embeds the required PDF/A conformance metadata (XMP packet declaring pdfaid:part and pdfaid:conformance), preserves all standard metadata, and re-saves with object-streams disabled (a strict-PDF/A requirement). We are upfront about scope: this is a best-effort, browser-side conversion. We do not embed an OutputIntent ICC profile (would require shipping a sRGB.icc binary) and we do not validate the result with veraPDF. For documents that need certified PDF/A status, run the output through veraPDF or Adobe Acrobat's PDF/A preflight afterwards.
🔒 Security & Privacy
All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.
📱 Use it on any device
Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.
⚡ Quick & easy
Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.
🎁 Always free, no signup
Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.
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