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No settings to fuss over — the converter targets the PDF/A standard automatically.
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Built for speed, privacy and reliability — on any device.
PDF/A embeds fonts and forbids external dependencies, so the file opens identically far into the future.
Courts, archives and government portals that demand PDF/A accept the output without complaint.
Conversion happens on your device. Sensitive records never touch a server.
Fonts, colors and metadata travel inside the file — no missing-font surprises years later.
Convert as many PDFs as you need at zero cost — no account, no page limits, on any device.
PDF/A is an ISO-standardized PDF subset designed for long-term archiving. It embeds fonts, bans external dependencies and encrypts nothing, guaranteeing the document opens the same way decades from now — which archives, courts and regulators often require.
Visually, no — it looks the same. Technically, the converter may embed fonts or adjust color profiles to meet the standard, but the layout and appearance you see stay intact.
Yes. Scanned PDFs convert cleanly — and PDF/A is actually the recommended format for archived scans, since it preserves them in a self-contained, standards-compliant wrapper.
A regular PDF can reference fonts or features that may not exist in the future; PDF/A removes those risks. Everything needed to display the file is stored inside it, which is what makes it archive-grade.
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