PDF/A-2b (ISO 19005-2) Compliant

Convert PDF to PDF/A-2b Online

Make your documents ready for long-term digital preservation. Embed fonts, fix color profiles, and convert to strict PDF/A format instantly.

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How to convert PDF to PDF/A for archiving

Ensure your legal, financial, and official documents remain accessible for decades by converting them to the ISO-standardized PDF/A format.

1

Upload Document

Select a standard PDF file from your computer or mobile device. Our secure servers accept files up to 200MB.

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System Processing

Our engine automatically embeds missing fonts, calibrates ICC color profiles, and removes dynamic content like JavaScript.

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Download Archive

Once the validation is complete, download your newly generated PDF/A file, completely free of watermarks.

Built for Professionals

Government agencies, legal firms, and corporate archives mandate the use of PDF/A (Portable Document Format for Archiving). Standard PDFs rely on system fonts and external data which might break in the future. Our tool fixes this by enforcing the strict ISO 19005 standard.

Automatic Font Embedding

A common reason why PDFs fail VeraPDF compliance checks is missing font definitions. PDF AI's backend engine intelligently subset-embeds all required fonts directly into the document stream, guaranteeing perfect visual replication.

Device-Independent Colors

Our converter applies standardized ICC profiles (like sRGB) to ensure that the colors in your document will print and display consistently across all monitors and printers, regardless of the hardware used.

Enterprise-Grade Privacy

Handling sensitive court records or invoices? PDF AI operates on a privacy-first model. Files are transferred via SSL and are forcefully purged from our processing directories within one hour. We do not inspect or read your document contents.

Frequently Asked Questions

PDF/A (ISO 19005-2) is a standardized version of the Portable Document Format specialized for digital preservation. Unlike normal PDFs, PDF/A forbids features ill-suited for long-term archiving (like font linking, encryption, audio/video, and JavaScript) to ensure the document can be reproduced exactly the same way years in the future.

Yes. Generated PDF/A files are validated against the PDF/A-2b (ISO 19005-2) standard and pass VeraPDF compliance checks.

Absolutely. Your connection is SSL-encrypted, and our automated server cleanly deletes all uploaded and processed files within 60 minutes. We do not keep backups of user data.

Yes, you can upload documents up to 200MB in size. If your file is larger, we recommend compressing it first using our PDF Compressor tool before converting it to PDF/A.