What is PDF/A and why is it used for archiving?

PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of PDF that guarantees documents can be opened and read identically decades into the future.

What features are removed during PDF/A conversion?

Dynamic JavaScript, external URLs, audio, video, and non-embedded font calls are removed or embedded.

We generate PDF/A-1b and PDF/A-2b compliant documents suitable for legal and institutional archiving.

Yes. Scanned document PDFs can be converted into compliant PDF/A files.

Yes, iLovePDF offers free online PDF/A archival conversion.

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