An image-based archive copy
Choose a PDF and resolution. Confirm that the text layer will not be retained, then create and review the archive copy.
PDF/A Archive Copy
Convert PDF pages to a PDF/A-2b image archive copy in your browser. Retains page appearance; does not retain the text layer.
Example and supported scope
Example: turn a scanned poster into an archive PDF with a color profile. Keep the source document separately.
20 pages, 50 MB input. Output is image-based: selectable text, links, attachments and accessibility tags are not retained. Signed and fillable PDFs are unsupported. The PDF/A-2b generation template is tested with veraPDF; institutional acceptance is not guaranteed.
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Synthetic example files
Try synthetic test data before selecting your own file.