PDF to PDF/A Converter

How PDF/A conversion works in seconds: Upload any PDF, choose DPI, and the tool rasterizes every page onto white, embeds each as JPEG, and attaches the two credentials validators check — an sRGB output-intent profile plus the PDF/A-1b XMP conformance block. Results appear at $0 cost in your browser.

Why PDF/A matters for USA archives on 09/22/2026: Courts, agencies, and libraries reject ordinary PDFs that depend on external fonts and live features. Chicago firms filing $500,000 cases need ISO 19005 copies clerks accept first try. Miami hospitals retaining $50,000 record sets guarantee readability 25 years out, past three reader generations.

The rasterization tradeoff: Flattening pages to images guarantees compliance from ANY input — fonts, transparency, and odd encodings cannot break it. The cost is selectable text, so choose 200+ DPI for crisp legibility. Denver counties submitting 400-page dockets standardize on 200 DPI for the size-to-clarity sweet spot.

DPI selection guide: 150 for compact email archives, 200 for standard legal retention, 300 for fine-print exhibits and engineering drawings. Austin startups preserving $2M diligence use 200 across the set. New York publishers future-proofing illustrated backlists go 300 so artwork survives.

Validator-proof credentials: Strict checkers look for the sRGB intent and XMP block — both embedded here — plus device-independent color and embedded fonts (moot once rasterized). Seattle agencies facing mandate audits pass VeraPDF-style checks without desktop software licenses.

Privacy and local processing: All conversion runs entirely in your browser with no file uploaded, logged, or stored. Archive privileged, medical, and financial records freely with zero third-party exposure.

Insurance archives: Boston insurers archiving $9M hurricane files convert decade-long claim histories to ISO-proof sets regulators accept. Phoenix title firms storing $400,000 closings guarantee readability past the 30-year mortgage horizon on 09/22/2026.

Permit retention: Dallas builders retaining $700,000 permit sets keep inspection-proof copies that survive software turnover. Atlanta families saving deeds preserve title evidence for generations without proprietary readers.

Academic preservation: San Francisco universities preserving 5,000 theses standardize DPI tiers by discipline. Philadelphia museums digitizing fragile collections lock visual fidelity that outlives exhibit rotations.