PDF to PDF/A
PDF to PDF/A converts your document to PDF/A-2b, the ISO standard for long-term archiving, embedding every font so the file renders identically decades from now.
About PDF to PDF/A
You usually reach this tool because something rejected your upload. Court e-filing portals, academic journals, patent offices, tender platforms and national archives commonly mandate PDF/A, and their validators refuse anything else. Conversion runs through Ghostscript, which rewrites the file to conform: fonts are embedded, colour is defined against a known profile, and features that break long-term readability are removed.
That removal is the part to plan for. PDF/A forbids external dependencies, so JavaScript, embedded video, audio, encryption and file attachments are stripped, and transparency may be flattened in PDF/A-2b. Fonts that were never licensed for embedding can also cause trouble. Keep your original file, compare the converted version visually, and run it through the recipient's validator before you submit.
How to pdf to pdf/a
- Select the PDF you need converted for archiving or formal submission.
- Confirm the PDF/A-2b conformance level, which suits most submission requirements.
- Click Convert while Ghostscript embeds fonts and rewrites the document structure.
- Download the PDF/A file and check it in your recipient's validator before submitting.
Why use this tool
Full font embedding
Every typeface used is written into the file, so the document displays identically on any machine even if the original font is no longer installed anywhere.
ISO 19005 compliance
Output targets PDF/A-2b, the conformance level accepted by most courts, journals, patent offices and government archives for formal submissions.
Ghostscript engine
Conversion uses Ghostscript, a long-established PDF engine, rather than a browser plugin, so results are consistent and validators generally accept them.