Convert PDF to PDF/A
Produce an archive-ready PDF/A with an sRGB output intent and conformance metadata — the format courts, archives and governments ask for.
PDF/A also forbids non-embedded fonts, transparency (PDF/A-1), JavaScript and encryption. “Keep content” cannot fix those in the source; “Rasterize” produces a compliant image-based file. Validate important submissions with a checker such as veraPDF.
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Stays on your device — nothing is uploaded
Select several files to process them together
How do I convert PDF to PDF/A for free?
Open PDFkitt's PDF to PDF/A tool (pdfkitt.com/pdf-to-pdfa/): choose the PDF, pick the level and method, convert, then download and validate. It is free, needs no account and adds no watermark, and it runs entirely in your browser — the file is never uploaded to a server.
- Price
- Free — no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Account
- Not needed
- File upload
- None — processed on your device, in the browser
- Input
- PDF files (several at once)
- Limits
- No daily quota and no file-count limit
- Works on
- Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android, in any modern browser
Updated · by the PDFkitt team
PDF/A is the ISO standard for long-term archiving: a PDF that contains everything needed to display it identically in decades, with no external dependencies. Courts, tax authorities, universities and public records offices increasingly require it. This tool adds the PDF/A identification metadata, an embedded sRGB color profile (the output intent) and consistent document information to your file.
When the source contains things PDF/A forbids — fonts that are not embedded, transparency — the “Rasterize” method rebuilds each page as an image, which is always compliant at the cost of selectable text. The conversion runs on your device.
How to convert PDF to PDF/A
- Choose the PDF Drop it on the upload card.
- Pick the level and method PDF/A-2b with “Keep content” suits most documents.
- Convert Metadata and color profile are written on your device.
- Download and validate For formal submissions, check the file with veraPDF.
Why use PDFkitt to PDF to PDF/A?
The file is processed inside your browser tab. Disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
No signup, no email, no daily quota, no page limit, no watermark. Use it as often as you like.
Phone, tablet or desktop, in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Which level should I choose?
PDF/A-2b unless the recipient asks for a specific one. Choose 3b if the file needs attachments.
Is the result guaranteed compliant?
Metadata and output intent are always correct; content problems in the source (non-embedded fonts, transparency) can only be fixed by rasterizing. Validate when it matters.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser; you can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads.