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PDF to PDF/A

Turn a PDF into PDF/A, the archive format that opens exactly the same for years to come.

or drop them here · a PDF file · up to 10 files

Sent over an encrypted connection to our conversion server and deleted straight after.

How to convert PDF to PDF/A

  1. Step 1

    Drop your PDF in, or choose it.

  2. Step 2

    Press Convert.

  3. Step 3

    Download your PDF/A file.

Questions

Is it free?
Yes, free for everyone, with no sign-up and no watermark.
What is PDF/A?
A kind of PDF made for keeping. Everything it needs is inside the file (fonts, colours), with no links, scripts or passwords, so it opens the same anywhere, years from now. Universities often ask for it for a thesis.
Which PDF/A is it?
PDF/A-2b, the one most portals and archives accept.
Is my PDF kept?
It's sent over an encrypted connection to our conversion server, converted, and deleted straight after. We don't keep it or look at it.

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