PDFAfy (pdfafy.com)

Minimalist, hyper-fast, ISO-compliant PDF → PDF/A converter inspired by Vercel, Linear, and Stripe design principles.

🚀 Key Features

• Single-Purpose Efficiency: 100% focused on converting PDF documents to ISO 19005 compliant PDF/A files.
• Multiple ISO Standards: Convert to PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, or PDF/A-3b with interactive standard pickers and explanations.
• Client-Side Privacy Architecture: Conversions execute inside the browser's local memory—zero documents saved to cloud servers.
• Drag & Drop Upload Studio: Supports large PDF files up to 150MB with instant compliance verification badges.
• Vercel & Linear Aesthetics: Styled with Geist & Inter fonts, hairline borders, soft hover lifts, and zero visual clutter.
• Complete SEO Suite: Automated sitemap, robots.txt, canonical links, OpenGraph cards, and rich JSON-LD Schemas (SoftwareApplication, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList).
• Astro Content Collections Blog: Includes 7 technical articles covering PDF vs PDF/A, ISO sub-standards, government mandates, and long-term archiving best practices.

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🛠️ Technology Stack

• Framework: Astro v5 (Static Site Generation + React Islands)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4 + Custom Vercel design system tokens (global.css)
• PDF Engine: pdf-lib for ISO XMP metadata packet injection & sRGB OutputIntent configuration
• Icons: Lucide React
• Language: 100% TypeScript

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📦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.x or 20.x+
• npm or pnpm

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/pdfafy.git
cd pdfafy

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:4321.

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🚀 Building for Production

# Type check and build static SSG output
npm run build

# Preview production build locally
npm run preview

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🐳 Docker Deployment

# Build production multi-stage image
docker build -t pdfafy:latest .

# Run Nginx container on port 80
docker run -d -p 80:80 pdfafy:latest

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📄 License

MIT © PDFAfy (pdfafy.com)