PDF/A-Maker

This app converts PDF documents into PDF/A (archival PDF) format. PDF/A is a subset of the PDF format designed for long-term preservation of electronic documents, ensuring that documents can be reproduced exactly the same way in the future. Further information can be found on Wikipedia.

Features

• Converts standard PDF files to PDF/A format
• Simple JavaFX user interface to perform the conversion
• Supports the following standards:
  • PDF/A-1B
  • PDF/A-1A
  • PDF/A-2B
  • PDF/A-2U
  • PDF/A-2A
  • PDF/A-3
  • PDF/A-4
• Handles embedded fonts, images, and metadata to comply with PDF/A standards

Prerequisites

• Java 21 or higher
• JavaFX
• Maven

This app requires Java and JFX version 21 or higher. It's recommended to use a JDK distribution that already includes both. The recommendation here is BellSoft Liberica. Of course, any JDK distribution can be used, but it must be ensured that JFX is also available.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/esslerc/pdfa-maker.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd pdfa-maker

3. Build the project with Maven:

   mvn clean install

Usage

After the installation step, the application can be started from the project directory using the following commands:

cd target
java -jar pdfa-maker-1.0.0.jar

License

PDF/A Maker is published under MIT License