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Announcing pdfAssistant Add-On for Adobe Express to Save as Archival PDF/A

February 21, 2025
pdfAssistant’s new Save as Archival PDF/A Add-On for Adobe Express enables users to create standards-compliant PDF/A files for long-term preservation directly within Adobe Express, ensuring reliable document preservation for businesses, legal professionals, and archivists.
Eric Shore
About Eric Shore

Eric Shore is the Chief Innovation Officer at Datalogics, where he leads a talented team of software developers and PDF experts.  Eric has an extensive background in engineering management and software development focused on native code toolkits and SDKs, document processing, production pipeline efficiency, digital asset management, and data analytics.  … Read more


pdfAssistant is pleased to introduce the Save as Archival PDF/A Add-On for Adobe Express. This new tool enables users to create standards-compliant PDF/A files for long-term preservation directly within Adobe Express, ensuring reliable document preservation for businesses, legal professionals, and archivists.

Ensure Long-Term Document Accessibility with PDF/A

The Save as Archival PDF/A Add-On allows Adobe Express users to generate self-contained, future-proof PDFs that meet industry requirements for long-term storage. By integrating this feature directly into Adobe Express, pdfAssistant enables users to create fully compliant PDF/A files without the need for additional software or post-processing steps.

Key Features

  • Full PDF/A Compliance – Supports PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-2u, PDF/A-3b and PDF/A-3u formats for long-term document preservation.
  • Embedded Resources: Automatically embeds all necessary fonts, images, and color profiles, ensuring that documents remain self-contained and display consistently across different platforms and devices without external dependencies.
  • Archival Stability: Converts documents to a format specifically designed for archiving, reducing the risk of obsolescence and ensuring that documents remain accessible and usable for future generations.

Designed for content creators and digital document maintainers working within a wide range of industries, including legal, government, and finance, this add-on leverages Adobe technology to ensure documents remain accessible and unchanged for years to come.

A Reliable Solution for Digital Preservation

pdfAssistant’s new add-on for saving PDF/A files right from the Adobe Express interface provides a seamless way to create compliant, long-lasting digital documents. Whether preserving legal contracts, historical records, or corporate reports, this tool simplifies the process while ensuring adherence to industry standards.

Ready to enhance your document preservation capabilities? Sign up for the Plugin Pass for unlimited usage of this and other pdfAssistant plugins and integrations.


Datalogics, Inc. provides a complete SDK for PDF creation, manipulation and management for companies around the globe. Built on Adobe source code, our flagship product Adobe® PDF Library offers a choice of programming platforms and languages along with unsurpassed customer service, proven by our 94% customer retention rate. Datalogics offers…

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