File Format
PDF/A .pdfa
- MIME
- application/pdf
- Type
What is a PDF/A file?
ISO archival PDF: fonts embedded, no JavaScript, no external references — guaranteed to render identically decades from now.
Strengths
- Long-term preservation
- Required by many government archives
Trade-offs
- Larger files
- No encryption allowed
Open & convert PDF/A files
Free Sada Files tools that work with PDF/A — most run privately in your browser.