PDF to PDF/A

Download your PDF as PDF/A, the archive format courts’ e-filing rules prefer, with its text still searchable.

Open PDF to PDF/A

What you can do

• PDF/A-2b, the archive standard (ISO 19005-2).
• Works with Download, Compress, Extract and Remove hidden information.
• Hindi, Marathi and English text stays searchable.
• A page that cannot be PDF/A as it is gets redrawn with its text kept, and you are told which.

How to do it

1. Open your PDF and tick Make downloads PDF/A.
2. Make any edits, numbering or compression you need.
3. Download: the file comes out as PDF/A.

Good to know

• It runs in your browser: the file is not uploaded to NightOwl or anyone else.
• Attached files are left out of a PDF/A download.
• NightOwl’s PDF/A files are tested with veraPDF, the reference PDF/A checker.

Questions

Does my court need PDF/A?

Several High Courts’ e-filing rules prefer or require it. Check your court’s current rules; NightOwl also offers their file size limits.

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