PDF to PDF/A · best effort

Convert PDF to PDF/A online

Convert to PDF/A-2B for long-term archiving (best effort without Ghostscript).

Free, no account. PDF to PDF/A runs in your browser on this page. Your file is processed on Folio's own server and deleted automatically after 6 hours.

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Produces PDF/A-2B for long-term archiving; the result is best effort.

How to convert PDF to PDF/A with Folio

  1. Open PDF to PDF/A on this page, or pick it from the list of all tools on the Folio home page.
  2. Add your file: drop it on the page or click to pick it.
  3. Check the options.
  4. Run it and download the result. When there are several output files you can download them together as a ZIP.

Files it accepts

PDF. Password-protected PDFs work too: enter the password in the options.

PDF to PDF/A: questions and answers

Is PDF to PDF/A free?

Yes. PDF to PDF/A on Folio is free, with no account, no sign-up and no watermark on the result.

Are my files safe?

Your files are processed on Folio's own server only to run the tool, and deleted automatically after 6 hours. There is no account, so they are not linked to you.

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