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Archival without an archive elsewhere.

Falcon PDF/A is a PDF archival tool that flattens a PDF for long-term storage. Pages become images, fonts and scripts are dropped, and PDF/A-2b XMP metadata is stamped into the output. The conversion happens on your computer.

The PDF opens in this tab. Pages flatten to images on your computer, fonts and scripts drop, and PDF/A-2b XMP metadata is stamped into the output. By design.

Browser-only · no upload · Updated 2026-05-28

Archive-grade flatten. For validator-strict PDF/A-2b certification, run the output through a desktop tool such as veraPDF or Acrobat.

Why this tool exists

The purpose of PDF/A is durability — a file that can be opened in fifty years, on a system not yet built, with all its content visible. The contents are, by definition, things you wanted to keep. Sending those contents through a server to make them durable elsewhere is a strange durability.

When the conversion runs on your computer, the durability stays with you. The PDF opens here. Each page is rasterised in this tab. Fonts and scripts are dropped. PDF/A-2b XMP metadata is stamped in. The archival file is yours from the moment it exists.

Drop a PDF here to archive it

or

Your PDF is rendered to images and reassembled with PDF/A-2b metadata in this tab. Nothing about its contents is sent to a Falcon server.

Step-by-step

How to use Falcon PDF/A

Falcon PDF/A is a PDF archival tool that flattens a PDF for long-term storage. Pages become images, fonts and scripts are dropped, and PDF/A-2b XMP metadata is stamped into the output. The conversion happens on your computer.

  1. 01

    Open the PDF.

  2. 02

    Click Convert — pages are rasterised and fonts/scripts dropped.

  3. 03

    PDF/A-2b XMP metadata is stamped into the output.

  4. 04

    Download the archival-grade PDF.

Updated 2026-05-28

FAQ

Common questions

Is my document uploaded for PDF/A conversion?

No. The conversion runs on your computer inside this browser tab, and the archival file is written back here. The document is never sent anywhere to be converted.

What is PDF/A and when should I use it?

PDF/A is the format for long-term archiving — a self-contained file built to open and look the same many years from now. Use it when a document needs to be kept as a stable record, for compliance or archival deposit.

Does converting to PDF/A change my file?

Yes, deliberately. To make the file stable for the long term, the pages are flattened to images and fonts and scripts are dropped. The trade is important: the result looks the same but its text is no longer selectable or searchable. Keep your original if you still need to edit or copy from it.

Which PDF/A standard does it produce?

PDF/A-2b, with the appropriate archival metadata stamped into the output so the file declares itself as a conforming archive.

How your file stays private

No upload

Opens, parses, rewrites on your device. Nothing about the contents transits a Falcon server.

Zero logs

No filenames, sizes, contents, or per-file telemetry. Operation counts only.

No trackers

Open the Network tab during use. Only first-party JS appears in the request log.

Metadata stripped

Authors, edit history, EXIF, and embedded thumbnails are removed alongside the visible content.

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